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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.
Thousands more people are missing after Cyclone Nargis hit the country on Saturday, state radio said. 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 been confirmed dead. 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.