He is said to see the Burmese cyclone as the defining crisis of his tenure.

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And some of the independent Burmese groups that emerged to help cyclone survivors are still active.

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Burmese officials began evacuations this week, after warnings the cyclone might hit neighbouring Bangladesh from Thursday, bringing heavy rain and flooding to western Burma.

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