Hundreds Die In Myanmar Cyclone
“BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) — As many as 350 people are feared dead after a tropical cyclone with winds up to 150 miles per hour slammed into Myanmar over the weekend, according to local media reports.
“We believe hundreds of people are dead,” said Khin Maung Win with the Democratic Voice of Burma — a broadcast media group run by opposition expatriates. “The entire lower Burma is affected. In some areas, entire villages disappeared.”
The activist group opposed the military rule in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
The ruling junta declared a state of emergency in five regions: the city of Yangon, Irrawaddy, Pegu and the states of Karen and Mon. All flights to Yangon, the former capital, were canceled.
Cyclone Nargis tore off roofs, uprooted trees and downed power lines.
The storm ripped through the sprawling river delta city of Yangon for more than 10 hours — from Friday night until Saturday noon, said Burma Democratic Concern.”
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