Trees fallen to Glory: Published on 08 February 2009

Trees like this are remembered for the magnitude of devastation which was caused by Cyclone Nagris during May 2008. It is estimated that around 70% of the trees were destroyed by the cyclone in Yangon city.

The winds between 165- 210 Kmph shattered the whole infrastructure of southern Myanmar, and many trees and roofs are uprooted.

But the capital, Naypyidaw which is carved out of the jungle successfully escaped the disaster. Some people say that the reason for shifting the capital from Yangon to Naypyidaw is the prophesy by some famous soothsayer. They told the rulers that soon a political unrest, and a natural disaster will succumb Yangon. Both became true with the political unrest in 2007, and disaster in 2008!