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For One Village, Recovery From Cyclone Is Slow and Brings New Debt

On the road to Bogale, Irrawaddy Delta, Myanmar

Editor's note: Because the Myanmar government does not allow its citizens to speak to foreign reporters without permission, neither the village nor the people in this article are identified.

When Cyclone Nargis made landfall on the night of May 2, 2008, the tropical storm hit this village head-on....

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