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| Burma to mourn cyclone's victims | Burma to mourn cyclone's victims |
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| Burma's junta has declared three days of official mourning for the victims of Cyclone Nargis, 17 days after the storm struck, state television has announced. | |
| The move came as Burma's ally China began three days of official mourning for victims of the Sichuan earthquake. | The move came as Burma's ally China began three days of official mourning for victims of the Sichuan earthquake. |
| Analysts say Burma's move may indicate it could be more open to outside help and is now recognising the scale of the disaster it initially downplayed. | Analysts say Burma's move may indicate it could be more open to outside help and is now recognising the scale of the disaster it initially downplayed. |
| Earlier, Burma agreed at an emergency summit in Singapore to accept more aid. | Earlier, Burma agreed at an emergency summit in Singapore to accept more aid. |
| Burma's secretive military rulers have allowed in very few foreign aid workers since the 2 May cyclone, which left about 78,000 dead and another 55,000 missing. | |
| Burmese state television announced the national flag would be flown at half-mast during the mourning period. | Burmese state television announced the national flag would be flown at half-mast during the mourning period. |
| "Because many people were killed by Cyclone Nargis, we have declared three days of mourning from 20 May to 22, and will lower flags to half-staff starting at 0900 (0230 GMT) on 20 May," the statement said. |