Saturday 17 May 2008

Two disasters, contrasting reactions

Two Asian countries reeling from the horror of tens of thousands of people probably dead and hundreds of thousands more made destitute and homeless.

And two governments, one a military junta and the other a Communist oligarchy, both traditionally suspicious of outside intervention.

But what a contrast between the different ways they are handling their situations.

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Two disasters, contrasting reactions