A second wave of attack will hit Burma soon. This time, it is not a cyclone,  but outbreak of diseases.

Aung Zaw, editor of Irrawaddy magazine, warned that Burma may not avoid the second attack unless the junta government has opened up the country for international aid.

"Kids die every hour because they have lost their parents from the disaster. We keep hearing reports that children who survive from this disaster are having symptoms of cholera and dengue fever", said the editor.

The death from cyclone hit in Irrawaddy delta region can rise up to 150,000 and the figure could be higher, while the government insists that the formal number is around 20,000.

Like it or not, Thailand, a neighbour country of Burma, cannot avoid repercussion from this natural devastation. Other countries in the region can feel the effects too.

"It will have snowball impacts on other regions even perhaps Thailand. Even though, we don't see sharp increase of refugees, but economic migrants will come to Thailand as a result of this global disaster."

This is the second time I met Aung Zaw in the past six months. Both times, Burma is in the limelight in the world news, but perhaps not in a very uplifting way.

This time the country is in waiting for concerted efforts from international goverments to provide food, water, medication and assistance.

Aung Zaw, who has a good number of stringers around the country, especially in the Irrawaddy delta region, notes that "people look into the sky everyday because they heard from the radio there will be air drop from the US and French government. So people look into the sky for food and medicine."

Having aid falling from the sky is hard to achieve inside Burmese horizon. As long as the junta government cares so much about constitutional referendum and maintains their authority, the Burmese will have to wait anxiously.

"Since the disaster has happened, there were no condolences, sympathy or anything. That's clear that the military want only to get their business done", said the editor.

It is the 'moment of truth' that the junta government should take help from international organizations and international governments to save lives. It is the opportunity that a lot of people will be thankful for them in doing so.

Whether the Burmese goverment will do so or not, now the Burmese is facing twin blows. "On the one hand, people urgently need water, food, shelter, clean water and assistance. On the other hand, they really need freedom", said Aung Zaw.