First Anniversary Of The Cyclone Nargis Disaster

MA LOT MYIT THAN, MYANMAR - APRIL 27: A Burmese child stands outside her shack covered with plastic tarps to protect from the rain on April 27, 2009 in the Irrawady delta village of Ma Lot Myit Than, Myanmar (also called Burma).A year after the devastating cyclone, life has returned to normal for the Cyclone Nargis victims after 140,000 people were killed or reported missing after the massive storm hit the delta region of Burma. Eleven U.S. women senators produced a joint letter to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urging him to press the Burmese regime to abandon plans for a general election in 2010, saying they were based on a unilaterally drafted constitution that violates international law. The U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has reaffirmed his concern over the current situation in Burma and once again called on the military junta to release all the political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi. (Photo Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)