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Myanmar struggled on May 5 to recover from a cyclone that killed more than 3,900 people and perhaps as many as 10,000, while its military leaders were moving ahead with a constitutional referendum in early May that would cement their grip on power.
"Stories get worse by the hour," one Yangon resident, who did not want to be identified for fear of government retribution, reported in an e-mail message. "No drinking water in many areas, still no power. Houses completely disappeared. Refugees scavenging for food in poorer areas. Roofing, building supplies, tools - all are scarce and prices skyrocketing on everything." Obviously the military gov is lack of preparation for disaster. Will this incident fuel the political reform?
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Meanwhile, the junta marches forward along its so-called "road map to democracy." Elections are scheduled in 2010, based on a referendum-approved Constitution which guarantees the military 25 percent of parliamentary seats and power to run the country in event of a national emergency.