BBC:缅甸台风300多人遇难

Enoch

[BBC 英文新闻 5月4日]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7382298.stm

Hundreds killed by Burma cyclone
A pole and tree lie uprooted in a Rangoon street on 4 May
Eyewitnesses say Rangoon is littered with debris

A tropical cyclone has killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, according to state television.

Parts of the Irrawaddy region were hit particularly badly, with three out of four buildings reportedly blown down in one district.

Burma has declared Irrawaddy and four other regions, including the main city Rangoon, to be disaster areas.

Rangoon has been without power and water, its streets full of debris.

Winds of about 190km/h (120mph) battered the Irrawaddy, Rangoon, Bago, Karen and Mon regions.

The latest death toll of 351 includes at least 109 people who lived on Haing-gyi island, off the south-west coast, officials say.

       
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In pictures: Burma cyclone

About 20,000 homes have been destroyed and 90,000 people made homeless on the island alone, a government official said.

The death toll is expected to rise further, as the situation is remote areas becomes clear.

Military and police personnel have been carrying out rescue operations.

In Irrawaddy's Labutta township, 75% of buildings collapsed and 20% had their roofs ripped off, state TV said.

Cyclone Nargis has since moved towards Thailand where storm warnings have been issued. However, it appears to be lessening in force.

In Rangoon, internet and phone connections have been down since the storm drew near, making it difficult to confirm the extent of the damage.

Official media report that four people were killed and four vessels sank in the former Burmese capital's harbour.

飞游客

不是说1万5千人吗？:face16

bill

遇难人数是会上涨的～:face16

Enoch

根据外国医疗队预计，死亡数字可能接近5万

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol ... /article3879492.ece

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