Cyclone severs Yangon's living link to its pastAs Myanmar grapples with the staggering human death toll of last month's cyclone, it is coming to terms with another casualty: The loss of one of Asia's last colonial-era, leafy cities. High winds from Cyclone Nargis uprooted more than 10,000 trees across the former capital of Yangon. Here is a look at street scenes in Yangon before and after the cyclone.
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