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Myanmar cyclone toll rises to 28,458
Uzbekistan News.Net
Sunday 11th May, 2008 (IANS)
Yangon, May 11 (Xinhua) The toll in Myanmar's cyclone disaster Sunday rose to 28,458 from the earlier figure of 23,335, the state-run television channel reported.
Around 33,416 people remained missing, down from 37,019, the report said.
A deadly tropical cyclone Nargis hit the five divisions of the country May 3: Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawaddy, Kayin and Mon. Ayeyawaddy and Yangon divisions were the worst hit.
A total of 40 townships in Yangon division and seven townships in Ayeyawaddy division remained critical Sunday even as the relief and rehabilitation work continued.
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