Cyclone new death count closer to 4,000


	Cyclone new death count closer to 4,000

cdobbs

5-5-2008 11:39 AM

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Once again proving poverty is the number one killer.

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All those deaths were recorded in <LAYER _moz-userdefined="" id="clearforesthighlight"><LAYER _moz-userdefined="" id="City" class="clfRangoon">Rangoon</LAYER></LAYER> and <LAYER _moz-userdefined="" id="clearforesthighlight"><LAYER _moz-userdefined="" id="City" class="clfIrrawaddy">Irrawaddy</LAYER></LAYER>, only two of five regions declared disaster zones.
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Many more are feared dead in devastated outlying regions not yet reached by authorities or aid agencies.
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A member of the ruling junta told diplomats in <LAYER _moz-userdefined="" id="clearforesthighlight"><LAYER _moz-userdefined="" id="City" class="clfRangoon">Rangoon</LAYER></LAYER> that the final toll could reach 10,000.
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Many thousands of survivors are lacking shelter, drinking water, power and communications.
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