Posted: Thursday, 15 May 2008 10:33AM
Myanmar Cyclone Death Toll Tops 43,000
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's state television says the cyclone's official death toll has climbed to more than 43,000.
The figure, broadcast Thursday night, was almost 5,000 more than was released Wednesday by the military government.
The number of missing has remained at nearly 28,000 for at least two days.
The U.N. and others have said that more than 100,000 may have died.
Myanmar's junta has allowed the U.N. and some other agencies to hand out aid directly but has prohibited their few foreign staff from leaving Yangon, the country's main city. |
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