Burma could have had 72hrs warning


	Burma could have had 72hrs warning

pokkets

5-8-2008 1:02 AM

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5-8-2008 4:37 AM

Antara

But they say authorities were either unable or unwilling to communicate
the danger to the public or advise them how to protect themselves.

unreal.

5-8-2008 11:58 PM

reverend_bud

So, that's where "heckuva job" ended up!

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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/05/08/2238754.htm?site=science&topic=latest">Anna Salleh</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/05/08/2238754.htm?site=science&topic=latest"><P class="first"><SPAN class="slug">News analysis</SPAN> Burmese authorities could have had as much as 72 hours notice of the devastating Cyclone Nargis, say Australian researchers.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/05/08/2238754.htm?site=science&topic=latest"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.abc.net.au/img/41FE2EF2-09AF-4358-AAC2-62E6BA203354" alt="cyclone Nargis" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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