Before And After Photos Of The Delta
Before And After Photos Of The Delta
This was in the most populous part of the country.
The UN estimates that about 1.5 million people are without housing or cover as a consequence.
All of which is pretty bad as it is, but with that wall of water, and the distance it traveled, in the most densely populated part of the country, the death toll is probably TEN TIMES today's estimate.
Just empty houses ~ frankly, pictures on the ground look like a vast area was raked by large numbers of CAT 5 tornados ~ not just the flood.
Not that I want to start a pool here, or minimize the devastation, but there may not be many people left to aid ~ and I suspect the Burmese army is probably not in good shape either. An enterprising Thai colonel probably ought to see how far he can get before encountering resistance in the area. Bet he can make it to the Iriwaddy estuary.
That’s a lot of land that is just gone, underwater. The death toll is only going to be an estimate.