Emergency situation in Rangoon "Because of the Cyclone called Nargis of 190 km (120 mile) per hour, ripped through Irrawaddy delta and hit Rangoon on the night of Friday, 90 percent of big trees and electricity poles have fallen down and electricity was cut off. From Friday night on, there was totally black out at night in Rangoon. Water distribution system also damaged causing Rangoon suffering from water shortage. Transportation was also affected due to trees blocking road and streets. Motor high way and rail ways stopped their function. Trains coming from Pegu division had to stop at Hmaw Bi as they couldn?t go forward Rangoon..."