The National League for Democracy has appealed to the international community to use all means available to help Burma immediately, without waiting for permission from the military regime.

The bodies come and go with the tides. They wash up onto the riverbanks or float grotesquely downstream, almost always face down. They are all but ignored by the living.

HLEGU, Myanmar - Myanmar held a referendum Saturday that likely will solidify the ruling junta's hold on power, even as it appeared overwhelmed by a devastating cyclone that killed tens of thousands of people.