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Quake in Myanmar should force the junta’s hand
Natural disasters have spurred the end of long-running civil conflicts.
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Patients lie on beds in the compound of Mandalay General Hospital in Mandalay on March 31.
PHOTO: AFP
Ruth Pollard
Myanmar’s generals have a choice to make following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28.
They can repeat the mistakes of 17 years ago when they refused to allow international help after Cyclone Nargis tore through the country, leaving 140,000 dead, or facilitate the free flow of urgent assistance.
