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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 from a devastating cyclone that hit western Burma on Saturday has now climbed to almost 4,000 people, state media say.
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 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.
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. Five regions have been declared disaster zones in the storm's wake.
State media said a further 2,879 people were missing and 41 injured. If the toll is confirmed, Tropical Cyclone Nagris would be the world's deadliest storm since a 1999 cyclone in India killed up to 10,000 people.
The figures may rise as rescue workers get through to outlying districts that have been cut off from the outside world, correspondents say. According to an announcement on state television, more than 3,900 people were killed by the cyclone in the country's largest city, Rangoon, and the Irrawaddy region.
The report said a further 2,879 people were missing and 41 injured.
It added that tens of thousands of people may have died in Irrawaddy's towns of Bogalay and Laputta.
The state television report has not been independently confirmed.
Earlier on Monday, state media put the death toll at more than 351.
UN disaster response official Richard Horsey said several hundred thousand people were in need of shelter and clean drinking water.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.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.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). Nagris hit the south-east Asian country on Saturday with winds of speeds reaching 190km/h (120mph).
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