Opposition to damming the Irrawaddy River in the country's northeast had been low key, not unusual in Burma.

反对在缅甸北部的伊洛瓦地江上建坝的人曾经很低调，这在缅甸并不罕见。

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Aid groups and Western officials estimate as many as two million are vulnerable in the Irrawaddy River delta.

救援组织和西方国家官员估计﹐伊洛瓦底三角洲地区大约有200万人受到风暴袭击。

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The dam had been denounced by environmental groups and by the Kachin people who live near the site, on the Irrawaddy river.

大坝遭到了来自环保组织和居住在伊洛瓦底江的坝址附近的克钦人的谴责。

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An hour outside Mandalay, a bumpy road ends at a ferry crossing over a tributary of the Irrawaddy River.

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He says he has tried to travel down to the Irrawaddy River delta but was turned back by police, who want to control the situation there.

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The 10-day tour, limited to 18 travellers, begins in Yangon and includes visits to Inle Lake and a boat trip on the Irrawaddy River to Mandalay, along with cooking lessons in a private home and a visit to the pagodas in Bagan.

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