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| UN raises Burma cyclone estimate | UN raises Burma cyclone estimate |
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| The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by Burma's cyclone to 2.5m people. | The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by Burma's cyclone to 2.5m people. |
| The figure was revised up from the 1.5m previously thought to be in need, following the storm 12 days ago. | The figure was revised up from the 1.5m previously thought to be in need, following the storm 12 days ago. |
| Since Cyclone Nargis struck, hardly any foreign aid workers have been allowed into Burma to hand out relief supplies. | Since Cyclone Nargis struck, hardly any foreign aid workers have been allowed into Burma to hand out relief supplies. |
| Latest Burmese official figures put the death toll at almost 38,500 with 27,838 more missing but the Red Cross warned as many as 128,000 could be dead. | Latest Burmese official figures put the death toll at almost 38,500 with 27,838 more missing but the Red Cross warned as many as 128,000 could be dead. |
| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he "regretted" the UN had spent more time arranging rather than delivering help, amid claims of stonewalling by the junta. | UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he "regretted" the UN had spent more time arranging rather than delivering help, amid claims of stonewalling by the junta. |
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| Undercover reporter says aid is still in short supply in Burma | Undercover reporter says aid is still in short supply in Burma |
| Under pressure from Britain to call an emergency summit, Mr Ban convened talks with donors and the Association of South-East Asian Nations in New York on Wednesday. | Under pressure from Britain to call an emergency summit, Mr Ban convened talks with donors and the Association of South-East Asian Nations in New York on Wednesday. |
| "Even though the [Burmese] government has shown some sense of flexibility, at this time it's far, far too short," he said. | "Even though the [Burmese] government has shown some sense of flexibility, at this time it's far, far too short," he said. |
| Thai leader Samak Sundaravej flew to Rangoon for talks with Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, but said the junta was adamant it needed no outside help. | Thai leader Samak Sundaravej flew to Rangoon for talks with Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, but said the junta was adamant it needed no outside help. |
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| "He insisted that his country [could] tackle the problem by themselves," Mr Samak said in Bangkok after his day trip to Burma. | "He insisted that his country [could] tackle the problem by themselves," Mr Samak said in Bangkok after his day trip to Burma. |
| Fresh storm fears eased on Wednesday as forecasters said a tropical depression off Burma's coast had weakened and was unlikely to brew into a cyclone. | Fresh storm fears eased on Wednesday as forecasters said a tropical depression off Burma's coast had weakened and was unlikely to brew into a cyclone. |
| The Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii downgraded the cyclone risk to "poor". | The Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii downgraded the cyclone risk to "poor". |
| Meanwhile, the UN accused the generals of beefing up security on checkpoints to keep out foreigners. | Meanwhile, the UN accused the generals of beefing up security on checkpoints to keep out foreigners. |
| John Holmes, the UN's head of humanitarian assistance, says although over 100 international UN aid workers were now in Burma, they were not being allowed into the worst affected area, the Irrawaddy Delta, to distribute aid. | John Holmes, the UN's head of humanitarian assistance, says although over 100 international UN aid workers were now in Burma, they were not being allowed into the worst affected area, the Irrawaddy Delta, to distribute aid. |
| The UN's food agency fears Burma will face food shortages | The UN's food agency fears Burma will face food shortages |
| EU envoy Louis Michel is heading for Burma for a three-day visit, but he said his chances of making any headway with the junta were "slight". | EU envoy Louis Michel is heading for Burma for a three-day visit, but he said his chances of making any headway with the junta were "slight". |
| 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 said one devastated village - with one in four of its 400 homes left standing - had received just one bag of rice from the government. | A BBC correspondent said one devastated village - with one in four of its 400 homes left standing - had received just one bag of rice from the government. |
| Are you in Burma, or do you have friends and family there? Have you - or they - been affected by the cyclone? Send your comments and pictures using the post form below. | Are you in Burma, or do you have friends and family there? Have you - or they - been affected by the cyclone? Send your comments and pictures using the post form below. |
| You can also send your comments via text to +44 7624 800 100: | You can also send your comments via text to +44 7624 800 100: |
| Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk, text them to +44 7725 100 100 or you have a large file you can upload here. Read the terms and conditions | Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk, text them to +44 7725 100 100 or you have a large file you can upload here. Read the terms and conditions |
| At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. | At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. |