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Burma's cyclone death toll soars | Burma's cyclone death toll soars |
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The death toll from Burma's devastating cyclone has now risen to more than 22,000, state media say. | The death toll from Burma's devastating cyclone has now risen to more than 22,000, state media say. |
Some 41,000 people were also missing, three days after Cyclone Nargis hit the country on Saturday, state radio said. | |
The announcement came as international aid agencies pushed to launch a massive operation in the worst-affected areas of the country. | The announcement came as international aid agencies pushed to launch a massive operation in the worst-affected areas of the country. |
Hundreds of thousands of people are said to be without clean water and shelter, with some areas still cut off. | Hundreds of thousands of people are said to be without clean water and shelter, with some areas still cut off. |
State media reported on Tuesday that 22,464 people had now been confirmed as dead. | |
Earlier, Burmese officials said that up to 15,000 people had died. | Earlier, Burmese officials said that up to 15,000 people had died. |
More deaths were caused by the tidal wave than the cyclone itself, Minister for Relief and Resettlement Maung Maung Swe told reporters in Rangoon. | |
"The wave was up to 12ft (3.5m) high and it swept away and inundated half the houses in low-lying villages," he said. "They did not have anywhere to flee." | |
Some 95% of the homes in the city of Bogalay in the Irrawaddy river delta were destroyed, he added. | |
Burma's military leaders have said they will accept external help, in a move that correspondents say could reflect the scale of the disaster. | Burma's military leaders have said they will accept external help, in a move that correspondents say could reflect the scale of the disaster. |
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