More than 10,000 people were
killed in a devastating
cyclone that hit western Burma
on Saturday, Foreign Minister
Nyan Win has said on state
TV.

He said his government was
ready to accept international
assistance, and aid shipments
were now being prepared.

Thousands of survivors of
Cyclone Nargis are lacking
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More than 10,000 people were
killed in a devastating
cyclone that hit western Burma
on Saturday, Foreign Minister
Nyan Win has said on state
TV.

He said his government was
ready to accept international
assistance, and aid shipments
were now being prepared.

Thousands of survivors of
Cyclone Nargis are lacking
shelter, drinking water, power
and communications, but in
many regions help has not yet
arrived.

Five regions, in which 24m
people live, have been
declared disaster zones.

Category People & Blogs

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