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Burma's storm toll 'nears 4,000' Burma's storm toll 'nears 4,000'
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The death toll in Burma has reached nearly 4,000 people following a cyclone that hit the country on Saturday, state media say.The death toll in Burma has reached nearly 4,000 people following a cyclone that hit the country on Saturday, state media say.
It says 3,969 people have been killed and almost 3,000 more are missing. Earlier on Monday, state media said the death toll stood at 351. Reports say more than 3,900 people have been killed and almost 3,000 more are missing. Earlier on Monday, state media said the death toll stood at 351.
Five Burma's regions have been declared disaster zones. Five Burmese regions have been declared disaster zones.
Several hundred thousand people in the country are now in need of shelter and drinking water, the UN says.Several hundred thousand people in the country are now in need of shelter and drinking water, the UN says.
However, it says it is impossible to tell exactly how many people had been affected because of damage to the roads and telephone systems. According to an announcement on state television, the toll of more than 3,900 referred to deaths in the country's largest city, Rangoon, and the Irrawaddy region.
The UN and international aid agencies have sent assessment teams to the worst-hit areas, although they have not received a formal request fro help from military-ruled Burma. State media said a further 2,879 people were missing and 41 injured.
The figures may rise as rescue workers get through to outlying districts that have been cut off from the outside world, correspondents say.
UN disaster response official Richard Horsey said several hundred thousand people were in need of shelter and clean drinking water.
However, he said it was impossible to tell exactly how many people had been affected because of damage to the roads and telephone systems.
The UN and international aid agencies have sent assessment teams to the worst-hit areas, although they have not received a formal request for help from military-ruled Burma.
Tropical Cyclone Nagris hit the south-east Asian country on Saturday with winds of speeds reaching 190km/h (120mph).Tropical Cyclone Nagris hit the south-east Asian country on Saturday with winds of speeds reaching 190km/h (120mph).