A category three cyclone has killed at least three hundred and fifty people in Myanmar, according to reports. Cyclone Nargis hit the capital Yangon on Saturday with winds of hundred and ninety kilometres per hour. The tropical storm devastated city streets with overturned cars, fallen trees and debris.
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Parts of the Irrawaddy delta region were also particularly badly hit. Military authorities have declared five states in the country as disaster zones. Military and police have been carrying out rescue operations, as the former Burmese capital remains without power and water.
In outlying regions the death toll could still rise with United Nations disaster experts saying it will take days to assess the full extent of the devastation. The state has been ruled by a military regime since 1962.
source:http://www.euronews.net
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