Dhammic Life

When Cyclone Nargis hit the Irrawaddy Delta on 02/05/2008, all 47 year old Daw Myue Kyig brought with her was this picture of Buddha. "Buddha saved us," she says. Daw's daughter, Thanda gave birth to a baby girl on the day of the storm. "Even in this chaos, my daughter was blessed with a baby It was Buddha's blessings that we are still alive, he will see us through this too." Daw lives alongside other refugees from the 7th ward, Hlaingthaya township in Rangoon (Yangon), in the Shwe Than Lwin shopping complex, which is under construction and has acted as a small refugee centre.


22 year old Thanda with her newborn baby that was born with no medical assistance during Cyclone Nargis, which hit the Irrawaddy Delta on 02/05/2008. She now shelters alongside other refugees from the 7th ward, Hlaingthaya township in Rangoon (Yangon), in the Shwe Than Lwin shopping complex, which is under construction and has acted as a small refugee centre. Her new born baby is popularly known as Nargis baby, though her real name is Nan Watyi.