Myanmar state radio says cyclone death toll soars

YANGON, Myanmar - The death toll from the cyclone that battered Myanmar last weekend has risen above 22,000, state radio has reported.
A news broadcast on government-run radio said Tuesday that 22,464 people have now been confirmed dead from Cyclone Nargis, which tore through the country’s heartland and biggest city of Yangon early Saturday.
The broadcast [...]

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