Cyclone toll hits 10 000
05/05/2008 18:28  - (SA)  

Cyclone death toll nears 4 000 Cyclone devastates Myanmar Cyclone kills 350 in Myanmar Cyclone kills 4 in Myanmar Cyclone rips through Yangon Cyclone Jokwe calms in Moz

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.

 

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