Wanted - A voice for the silent sufferers !!

The havoc triggered by Myanmar cyclone and China earthquake just leaves you speechless. Especially since the Myanmar government has severed all options for the foreign media to cover the sufferings, very much on the lines of what China preferred during the Tibet protests that surged in Lhasa.

I was following CNN-IBN coverage the other day that described the perilous cyclone and also exposed the situation that was prevalent a few days ago. They managed to smuggle a video out of Myanmar. Again something similar that was seen during the China oppression in Lhasa.

The images were gruesome. Bodies lay strewn along the riverbanks. Villages had been wiped off and you could just see water as far as your eye could see. A man narrated his tale where his whole village had been wiped off and the coastguard boat didn’t come close to him even after he had been waving for help. He swam for 1 day before he reached a rescue boat that was being managed by survivors and pleaded them to take him on board.

The enormity of the devastation is too huge for assessment currently and already citizens of Myanmar have to deal with another threat- epidemic!

China on the other hand was tight-lipped about the Tibet protests. Even after repeated complaints by the Tibetans about atrocities very few agencies could do anything about it. Shortly afterwards the devastating earthquake shook China. The aftershocks being felt long after the actual earthquake ripped China.

The havoc- manmade or otherwise needs to be dealt with efficiently and quickly.
I don’t understand how can these governments continue with their conservative outlook even in the face of such adverse conditions. Their citizens are suffering and instead of lending a helping hand they are bothered about their vested interests?

How else can it be justified that a small country like Myanmar is not ready to disclose the amounts of devastations that actually took place? Is politics or power of such great importance that you can turn a blind eye to the sufferings of many? What bothers me even more is no human rights agency is coming to the fore to challenge this governance. These people need support and overall they need a voice in the world arena- wish this voice is lent to them as early as possible.