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Debris of a house in Hine Gyi island, a fishing town first hit by the Cyclone on May 2.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA Self reconstruction: Survivors in Hine Gyi reconstruct their own houses.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA Scenes of Hine Gyi Island after the Cyclone, Debris filled everywhere on the lanes and streets of the Island.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA Scenes of Hine Gyi Island after the Cyclone, Debris filled everywhere on the lanes and streets of the Island.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA Scenes of Hine Gyi Island after the Cyclone, Debris filled everywhere on the lanes and streets of the Island.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA The US will begin to airlift relief for the first time on Monday to Cyclone Nargis victims in Burma's Irrawaddy delta. The relief materials will be ferried in on a C -130 military aircraft which is ready to take off, a US Marine spokesperson said at a press conference in Thailand's air base in U-Tapao.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA The US will begin to airlift relief for the first time on Monday to Cyclone Nargis victims in Burma's Irrawaddy delta. The relief materials will be ferried in on a C -130 military aircraft which is ready to take off, a US Marine spokesperson said at a press conference in Thailand's air base in U-Tapao.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA Desperate families outside of Kunchangone appeal for assistance from passers by - especially the international community. Authorities have since ordered them to remove the sign, as it presumably does not convey the image of the relief effort the government seeks to portray.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA A man in Kunchangone explains how he survived the storm by first knocking out the back wall of his home to allow the water to rush through and then lying on and clinging to his counter in the middle of the home. The water level peaked just below the top of the counter.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA A man carries a bag of rice donated by a Muslim organization to one of the delta's numerous monasteries in great need.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA Children sprint toward a car that has stopped along the road between Kunchangone and dadeye to distribute much needed aid.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA One of the numerous private vehicles that have come to the aid of devastated communities in Burma's delta region.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA A private donor distributes aid to communities near Dadaeye. Many villagers now amass on the roadside to await private aid, with official assistance unable to sufficiently cover their needs.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA A man in Kunchangone carries home a precious bag of rice.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA Burma Red Cross workers make their way to the Irrawaddy near the village of Kunchangone, where several rotting human and animal carcasses lie scattered in now abandoned fields.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA One of the countless bodies that now dot the banks of the Irrawaddy. With storm surges raising the water a reported 15-20 feet, thousands of people were simply swept away.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA Carcasses of dead animals now litter the shores of the Irrawaddy.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA Children in the delta village of Kunchangone, where some 57 persons lost their lives with dozens more still unaccounted for.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA Children come out to meet the first shipment of aid to be personally directed to the village of K. With official aid inadequate, many survivors in need are forced to rely on the generosity of private donors.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA A child walks past remnants of homes along a stretch of road between Kunchangone and Dadeye in Yangon Division.<br /> Photo: MIZZIMA

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