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| Burma's military rulers have tightened access to areas hit by Cyclone Nargis, in spite of international pleas to allow foreign aid workers in. | Burma's military rulers have tightened access to areas hit by Cyclone Nargis, in spite of international pleas to allow foreign aid workers in. |
| A UN official says the regime has erected more checkpoints to ensure foreigners cannot reach affected areas. | |
| The latest official figures put the death toll at almost 38,500 dead and 27,838 missing, state radio said. | |
| The head of the UN says he is calling a meeting of Burma's neighbours and donor nations to discuss all options on aid. | |
| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the meeting of donor nations and the Association of South-East Asian Nations would discuss "all the options how we can go ahead". | |
| He "regretted" the UN had spent much of its time arranging rather than delivering help. | |
| Meanwhile, forecasters say another cyclone is forming off Burma's coast. | Meanwhile, forecasters say another cyclone is forming off Burma's coast. |
| The Hawaii-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center said on its website that "a significant tropical cyclone" could develop in the next 24 hours. | The Hawaii-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center said on its website that "a significant tropical cyclone" could develop in the next 24 hours. |
| Dire warnings | |
| Aid agencies are warning that the ruling generals' refusal to sanction a major international relief effort will cause more deaths. | Aid agencies are warning that the ruling generals' refusal to sanction a major international relief effort will cause more deaths. |
| Chris Kaye, the Burma director for the UN's World Food Programme, said the generals were trying to ensure no foreigners were allowed into the affected areas by beefing up security on checkpoints. | Chris Kaye, the Burma director for the UN's World Food Programme, said the generals were trying to ensure no foreigners were allowed into the affected areas by beefing up security on checkpoints. |
| "There is absolutely no progress in getting foreign experts out into the field," he said. | "There is absolutely no progress in getting foreign experts out into the field," he said. |
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| Undercover reporter says aid is still in short supply in Burma | |
| International bodies estimate the toll to be closer to 100,000, with millions in need of help. | International bodies estimate the toll to be closer to 100,000, with millions in need of help. |
| Thai leader Samak Sundaravej held talks with the junta, but failed to broker a deal on access for foreigners. | Thai leader Samak Sundaravej held talks with the junta, but failed to broker a deal on access for foreigners. |
| Mr Samak flew to Rangoon for talks with Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, aimed at persuading the junta to allow more foreign aid workers access. | Mr Samak flew to Rangoon for talks with Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, aimed at persuading the junta to allow more foreign aid workers access. |
| But he said Gen Thein was adamant the military needed no outside help. | But he said Gen Thein was adamant the military needed no outside help. |
| "He insisted that his country with 60 million people has a government, its people and the private sector to tackle the problem by themselves," Mr Samak told reporters in Bangkok after his day trip to Burma. | "He insisted that his country with 60 million people has a government, its people and the private sector to tackle the problem by themselves," Mr Samak told reporters in Bangkok after his day trip to Burma. |
| EXTENT OF THE DEVASTATION See map and satellite imagesResilience amid Burma catastropheUrgent EU mission | |
| EU envoy Louis Michel is heading for Burma for a three-day visit, where he says he will urge the generals "to be more open-minded and more understanding". | |
| But he told the AFP news agency that his chances of success were "slight". | But he told the AFP news agency that his chances of success were "slight". |
| The continuing diplomatic efforts come amid more dire warnings of the consequences of the cyclone. | The continuing diplomatic efforts come amid more dire warnings of the consequences of the cyclone. |
| The UN's food agency says Burma will face food shortages if farmers cannot return to their fields in the next 90 days. | The UN's food agency says Burma will face food shortages if farmers cannot return to their fields in the next 90 days. |
| "If we are not able to plant before the monsoon, we will have a serious shortage of rice in the country," said Leon Gouws, of the Food and Agriculture Organization. | "If we are not able to plant before the monsoon, we will have a serious shortage of rice in the country," said Leon Gouws, of the Food and Agriculture Organization. |
| 'Piecemeal' | |
| Another UN body, the International Organisation for Migration, says it may already be too late to save the many victims who are in need of aid. | |
| "Maybe we should already be looking at rebuilding projects instead of emergency relief," said the IOM's Chris Lom. | "Maybe we should already be looking at rebuilding projects instead of emergency relief," said the IOM's Chris Lom. |
| "There's been an opportunity lost - in terms of immediate response, maybe we're too late for that." | "There's been an opportunity lost - in terms of immediate response, maybe we're too late for that." |
| Residents have told the BBC's Burmese service how private citizens have been trying to distribute water and supplies from their own cars - but soldiers have been confiscating the goods. | Residents have told the BBC's Burmese service how private citizens have been trying to distribute water and supplies from their own cars - but soldiers have been confiscating the goods. |
| A BBC correspondent in Burma described aid delivery as "unco-ordinated and piecemeal". | A BBC correspondent in Burma described aid delivery as "unco-ordinated and piecemeal". |
| He said one devastated village - with one-quarter of its 400 houses left standing - had received just one bag of rice from the government. | He said one devastated village - with one-quarter of its 400 houses left standing - had received just one bag of rice from the government. |
| Aid agencies say trucks, boats, helicopters and more personnel are urgently needed. | Aid agencies say trucks, boats, helicopters and more personnel are urgently needed. |
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