Nearly 4,000 killed in cyclone

Nearly 4,000 killed in cyclone

Reuters

Posted online: Monday, May 05, 2008 at 1632 hrs IST

Bangkok, May 5:
Nearly 4,000 people were killed and thousands were missing in Myanmar's devastated cyclone regions, state television reported on Monday.

"The confirmed number is 3,934 dead, 41 injured and 2,879 missing within the Yangon and Irrawaddy divisions," the evening news report said, dramatically increasing the toll from the storm that hit on Saturday.

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Nearly 4,000 killed in cyclone Reuters Posted online: Monday, May 05, 2008 at 1632 hrs IST Bangkok, May 5: Nearly 4,000 people were killed and thousands were missing in Myanmar's devastated cyclone regions, state television reported on Monday. "The confirmed number is 3,934 dead, 41 injured and 2,879 missing within the Yangon and Irrawaddy divisions," the evening news report said, dramatically increasing the toll from the storm that hit on Saturday.