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Living on the edge, 86-year-old Kyaw Sein doesn't know how he will survive the coming months. Thousands of elderly people were badly affected by Cyclone Nargis, which left nearly 140,000 people dead or missing in May 2008.
Lynn Maung/IRIN

  • Living on the edge, 86-year-old Kyaw Sein doesn't know how he will survive the coming months. Thousands of elderly people were badly affected by Cyclone Nargis, which left nearly 140,000 people dead or missing in May 2008.

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  • Credits Lynn Maung/IRIN
  • Themes Environment and Disasters
  • Regions Myanmar

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