Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Daily Archive

AP via New York Times: Cyclone kills more than 350 in Myanmar
Sun 4 May 2008 
Filed under: News, Inside Burma

A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people, destroyed thousands of homes and knocked out power in the country’s largest city, state-run media said Sunday. (more…)

 
BBC Burmese Service: 350 killed in Burma cyclone
Sun 4 May 2008 
Filed under: News, Inside Burma

Burmese state television now says more than three-hundred-and-fifty people were killed by a powerful cyclone that hit the Irrawaddy delta region of the country on Saturday.
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Irrawaddy: Commodity Prices Rise in Devastated Rangoon - Saw Yan Naing
Sun 4 May 2008 
Filed under: News, Inside Burma

The devastating cyclone that slammed into mainland Burma on Saturday will only increase the economic woes and suffering of the Burmese people, say Rangoon residents.
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Mizzima News: At least 351 killed in cyclone Nargis: Government figures
Sun 4 May 2008 
Filed under: News, Inside Burma

At least 351 people were killed in cyclone Nargis that lashed Burma on Friday and Saturday, according to government figures.
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