After cyclone: tough life in Myanmar
www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-11 20:08:26   Print
Villagers wait for aid in Kaw Hwu near Kundangon, Myanmar May 11, 2008. Even if they manage to find food and shelter, the 1.5 million destitute survivors of Myanmar's Cyclone Nargis still face a major risk from infected wounds, chronic diarrhoea and malaria or dengue.

Villagers wait for aid in Kaw Hwu near Kundangon, Myanmar May 11, 2008. Even if they manage to find food and shelter, the 1.5 million destitute survivors of Myanmar's Cyclone Nargis still face a major risk from infected wounds, chronic diarrhoea and malaria or dengue.  (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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People line up to receive water in a cyclone-hit village located near the capital Yangon May 11, 2008.

People line up to receive water in a cyclone-hit village located near the capital Yangon May 11, 2008.  (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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Myanmar cyclone death toll rises to 23,335

    YANGON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of Myanmar's cyclone disaster rose by 338 to 23,335 from 22,997, according to a news report of the state radio Friday evening.

    Altogether 37,019 people remained missing, down from 42,119, the report said, adding that the number of the injured stood 1,403. Full story

Editor: Jiang Yuxia
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