This is 53 minutes of unbelievable video footage taken and edited together by Burmese citizens. The first 6 and a half minutes was filmed during Cyclone Nargis, and the rest was filmed in the days following the cyclone. The areas in the video that have been completely destroyed are Laputta and Bokalay. The final 10 minutes are extremely upsetting, so be warned.
Sadness
In Myanmar, the people from Irrawaddy divisions are in grave danger. Nargis destroyed many villages. As a member of one of these villages, I have never experienced anything like this storm. When it came, I felt both overwhelming shock and sadness. I have deep compassion and empathy for those who don’t have food, water, and shelter. To say the least, if you look at this experience from a Buddhist perspective, it is possible to get a very valuable life lesson. As someone who has suffered greatly from this storm, I want to thank you for your generous support. I am looking forward to seeing the benefits of your future acts of generosity. Thank you.
Click on the play button below to listen to Gitameit teacher, Theresa, talk about Cyclone Nargis:
Click on the play button below to listen to Gitameit teacher, Htun Htun, talk about Cyclone Nargis:
A message from Gitameit about Cyclone Nargis
Gitameit has turned into a disaster relief organization. The musicians and I drove to outlying townships today - we focused on the areas in which we started our music performance and teaching projects.
In our Gitameit Center backyard alone in Yankin - the hindu temple ceremony hall - there are 800 people camped out with less than satisfactory sanitation, diminishing clean water supply and very little else than rice porridge in the last two days.
Gitameit Music Center
219, Kaya Thu Kha Lane
Kan Bu Da Yone Road
Yankin Township
Yangon, Myanmar
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