Burma's ruling Junta has denied United Nations aid agencies access to the hardest-hit areas in the aftermath of Saturday's devastating storms.
State media say more than 350 people were killed as a result of Cyclone Nargis. The Myaddy television station said that the cyclone killed over one hundred people on Haing Gyi island off the country's southwest coast, while over 200 died in the low-lying Irawaddy delta. The military government has declared disaster areas in five states. Cyclone Nargis hit in the early hours with winds of up to 190 km per hour US Diplomats Leave Belarus Under Pressure ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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