Burma's military government has declared disaster areas in five states after a Category 3 cyclone tore through the Irrawaddy delta region.
State media said at least four people were killed in the Burmese capital Rangoon. Cyclone Nargis, packing winds of 190 km per hour when it hit on Saturday morning, left the streets of the former Burma's main city littered with debris from fallen trees and battered buildings. United Nations disaster experts said it would be days before the extent of the damage was known.The death toll is expected to rise.
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