BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- As
many as 350 people are feared
dead after a tropical cyclone
with winds up to 150 miles per
hour slammed into Myanmar over
the weekend, according to
local media reports.

'We believe hundreds of people
are dead,' said Khin Maung Win
with the Democratic Voice of
Burma -- a broadcast media
grou
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BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- As
many as 350 people are feared
dead after a tropical cyclone
with winds up to 150 miles per
hour slammed into Myanmar over
the weekend, according to
local media reports.

'We believe hundreds of people
are dead,' said Khin Maung Win
with the Democratic Voice of
Burma -- a broadcast media
group run by opposition
expatriates. 'The entire lower
Burma is affected. In some
areas, entire villages
disappeared.'

The activist group opposed the
military rule in Myanmar,
formerly known as Burma.

The ruling junta declared a
state of emergency in five
regions: the city of Yangon,
Irrawaddy, Pegu and the states
of Karen and Mon. All flights
to Yangon, the former capital,
were canceled.

Cyclone Nargis tore off roofs,
uprooted trees and downed
power lines.

The storm ripped through the
sprawling river delta city of
Yangon for more than 10 hours
-- from Friday night until
Saturday noon, said Burma
Democratic Concern.

Category People & Blogs

Tags Cyclone, Nargis, Ayeyarwady, Division, Yangon, Myanmar