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May
Update on Myanmar Cyclone
Posted in Travel Stories by traveler on May 18th, 2008
The United Nations says that up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region of Myanmar (Burma) on Saturday. Burmese state media say 22,980 people were killed, but there are fears the figure could rise to 100,000. The regions of Irrawaddy, Yangon, Bago, Karen and Mon have been declared disaster zones.
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Many aid organisations are accepting donations, including Medicins Sans Frontier and Australian Aid International.
From inside Myanmar, BBC reporter Paul Danahar describes the misery and fear in the delta region.
