The cyclone’s aftermath in Myanmar
Cyclone survivors wait for food relief in Dedaye. Myanmar. (Khin Maung Win / AFP/Getty Images)
People displaced by cyclone Nargis rest at a relief camp in Hlayang Thyar township on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. (Khin Maung Win / AFP/Getty Images)
A survivor of cyclone Nargis stands by a house rebuilt next to the wreckage of one that was destroyed, in Thetkala, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. (Lisandru / AFP/Getty Images)
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U.S. Marines walk past boxes of water on the USS Essex, stationed about 85 nautical miles south of Yangon, Myanmar. The water packs are part of the aid to be transferred to Myanmar once the ship receives permission from Myanmar’s ruling junta. (How Hwee Young / EPA)