Everything Is Broken: The Untold Story Of Disaster Under Burma's Military Regime

On May 2, 2008, an enormous tropical cyclone made landfall in Burma, wreaking havoc and leaving an official toll of 138,300 dead and missing. In the days that followed, information about the disaster began to emerge from the hard-hit delta area. The Burmese regime, in an unfathomable decision, provided little relief and blocked international aid. Hundreds of thousands lacked food, water, and shelter, but the regime refused emergency help. Emma Larkin, who has traveled to and reported on Burma for years, managed to get a tourist visa and arrived hoping to help. She chronicles the chaos and reveals the secretive politics of Burma's military dictatorship, including its response to the cyclone and underlying factors contributing to its brutal rule.