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Myanmar cyclone: Burma death toll jumps to 78,000

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The official death toll for Burma's cyclone disaster has jumped to almost 78,000 people, with nearly 56,000 missing, according to state TV.

Previously, Burma was giving a toll of 43,000 dead and 28,000 missing while the Red Cross and United Nations had estimated a death toll above 100,000. Aid agencies are frustrated at the slow progress of aid to areas worst hit.

Cyclone Nargis battered southern regions of Burma, including the Irrawaddy Delta, on 2-3 May. A BBC reporter in the delta this week saw little sign of official help and foreign aid workers have been barred from the area. Heavy rain has been lashing the region, compounding the misery of survivors. The UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator, John Holmes, is due to visit Rangoon, Burma's main city, on Sunday in a bid to persuade the military government to grant more access to UN relief workers and expand its aid effort.
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5 responses // Myanmar cyclone: Burma death toll jumps to 78,000

  • http://current.com/items/88943932_myanmar_s_disaster
    Check out this pod on Myanmar/Burma's disaster.
    joshuaheller
  • Next up, we have...
    Civil War in Burma.

    I'm calling it, right here, right now.
    killer_shatner
  • Its sad that all these people are dead, but i sure as heck wouldnt want to live like that. Death would be much more comfortable instead of living in fear everyday.
    dmass5
  • This is a little bit off topic..but can someone break down to me the controversy in referring to the country as either Burma or Myanmar
    keeshii768
  • Theories, theories, and then life.
    The human species has to be regulated and feeling sorry or being sad about the suffering doesn't do anything.

    U.S. citizen people have the power to do something but don't want to get dirty. We have a better quality of life and kids are popping out left and right.
    dontipo

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