News Topic - Myanmar

Death toll from Myanmar cyclone reaches 43,000
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid as the cyclone's death toll soared above 43,000.It was the first acknowledgment by the military government, albeit indi...
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Red Cross: Clean Water Most Urgent for Myanmar
The International Red Cross says a lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in Myanmar in the coming days.
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RBC Donates $100,000 To Canadian Red Cross Myanmar Cyclone Fund
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CNN - Myanmar: Almost 78,000 Dead In Cyclone
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Myanmar: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone
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Myanmar cyclone: Burma junta stage manages Irrawaddy Delta tour
The Burmese junta will lead foreign diplomats on a stage managed tour of the Irrawaddy Delta on Saturday, as it continues block aid from reaching 2.5 million cyclone survivors.
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Myanmar state television says cyclone death toll nears 78,000
Associated Press - May 16, 2008 10:43 AM ET YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - State TV in Myanmar says the official death toll from the country's devastating cyclone has climbed to 77,738.
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Myanmar says more than 133,000 dead, missing
AFP - Myanmar on Friday said more than 133,000 people were dead or missing in the cyclone disaster, with the huge increase due to difficulties in confirming the figures, state television reported.
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Cyclone toll rises to almost 78,000
Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta on Friday as state television said cyclone death toll has reached almost 78,000, with another 56,000 people missing.
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Cyclone Toll 78,000, Likely to Rise
Myanmar state television said Friday that the cyclone death toll has reached almost 78,000, with another 56,000 people missing. The total cost of rebuilding is cyclone-ravaged Myanmar is still unknown, but is expected to run hundreds of millions of dollars.
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