Two years after Cyclone Nargis devastated the Irrawaddy Delta and killed at least 140,000 people, a Mizzima reporter interviewed survivors in Dedaye, on the Thandi River, about 12 miles (20km) from its mouth in the Gulf of Martaban.
“My son (10 years old), my daughter (two years old) and my grandma (80 years old) passed away. We invited monks to preach the Buddhist sermons last year and offered them and villagers mont hinga [Burmese traditional fish and noodle soup], dedicated to those who died in Nargis. But this year we can afford to offer food only to the monastery because we have had such little income. For me, Nargis will continue to be a trauma.”
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