Cyclone toll hits 10 000
2008-05-05 18:28
Yangon - Myanmar's foreign minister says that more than 10 000 people have been killed in a cyclone that ripped through the country.
Foreign diplomats said Foreign Minister Nyan Win earlier acknowledged the possibility of the high casualty figure at a Monday briefing given to them and representatives of UN and international aid agencies.
State radio earlier reported that the official death toll from Saturday's Cyclone Nargis had risen to 3 939 from an original count of 351.
- AP