PrezLeefun
05-05-2008, 07:33 AM
Cyclone Death Toll Nears 4,000
AP
Posted: 2008-05-05 09:14:31
Filed Under: Natural Disaster, World News
YANGON, Myanmar (May 5) -- Almost 4,000 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others are unaccounted for after a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, a state radio station said Monday.
A state radio station says the death toll from cyclone Nargis in Myanmar has risen to nearly 4,000, and 3,000 others are missing. Here, residents line up Monday get drinking water in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.
Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit the Southeast Asian country, also known as Burma, early Saturday with winds of up to 120 mph. The cyclone blew roofs off hospitals and schools and cut electricity in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon.
Praying for the people there.
AP
Posted: 2008-05-05 09:14:31
Filed Under: Natural Disaster, World News
YANGON, Myanmar (May 5) -- Almost 4,000 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others are unaccounted for after a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, a state radio station said Monday.
A state radio station says the death toll from cyclone Nargis in Myanmar has risen to nearly 4,000, and 3,000 others are missing. Here, residents line up Monday get drinking water in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.
Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit the Southeast Asian country, also known as Burma, early Saturday with winds of up to 120 mph. The cyclone blew roofs off hospitals and schools and cut electricity in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon.
Praying for the people there.