The year 2008 in photographs (part 1 of 3)-2
Cyclone Nargis victims huddle in torrential rain as they await assistance in Dedaye Township, southwest of Yangon, Myanmar on May 19, 2008. Political resistance to outside aid and a slow response by the government worsened an already devastating situation - an estimated 146,000 people lost their lives. (REUTERS/Stringer) # Tear gas cannisters fired by Israeli soldiers fall from the sky on Pales..