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| Burma's storm toll 'nears 4,000' | Burma's storm toll 'nears 4,000' |
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| The death toll from a devastating cyclone that hit western Burma on Saturday has now climbed to almost 4,000 people, state media say. | The death toll from a devastating cyclone that hit western Burma on Saturday has now climbed to almost 4,000 people, state media say. |
| State television said that more than 3,900 people were killed in the city of Rangoon and the Irrawaddy region alone. | |
| Thousands more are feared dead and several hundred thousand people are now in need of shelter and drinking water, the UN says. | |
| Five regions have been declared disaster zones in the storm's wake. | Five regions have been declared disaster zones in the storm's wake. |
| If the toll is confirmed, Tropical Cyclone Nagris would be the world's deadliest storm since a 1999 cyclone in India killed up to 10,000 people. | If the toll is confirmed, Tropical Cyclone Nagris would be the world's deadliest storm since a 1999 cyclone in India killed up to 10,000 people. |
| In addition to those known to have been killed in Rangoon and Irrawaddy, tens of thousands more people may have died in the towns of Bogalay and Laputta, in Irrawaddy, according to the report on state TV. | |
| It said a further 2,879 people were missing and 41 injured. | |
| None of the figures have been independently confirmed. | |
| Earlier on Monday, state media put the death toll at more than 351. | Earlier on Monday, state media put the death toll at more than 351. |
| UN disaster response official Richard Horsey said several hundred thousand people were in need of shelter and clean drinking water. | UN disaster response official Richard Horsey said several hundred thousand people were in need of shelter and clean drinking water. |
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| Footage of the devastation caused by Cyclone Nagris | |
| However, he said it was impossible to tell exactly how many people had been affected because of damage to the roads and telephone systems. | However, he said it was impossible to tell exactly how many people had been affected because of damage to the roads and telephone systems. |
| The UN and international aid agencies have sent assessment teams to the worst-hit areas. | |
| No formal request for help has been received from military-ruled Burma. | |
| But the Associated Press reports that foreign ministry officials said international assistance would be welcomed when they met foreign diplomats and representatives of the UN and aid agencies. | |
| Nagris hit the south-east Asian country on Saturday with wind speeds reaching 190km/h (120mph). | |
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