xpost: Cyclone death toll nears 4,000 in Myanmar, state radio says

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YANGON, Myanmar - Almost 4,000 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others are unaccounted for in a single town after a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, a state radio station said Monday.

Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, early Saturday with winds of up to 120 mph. The cyclone blew roofs off hospitals and schools and cut electricity.

On Sunday, the government had put the death toll countrywide at 351 people.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080505/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_cyclone

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3296785&mesg_id=3296785

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1. Once the death toll reaches 5,000 or so

would the government use this as an excuse to cause a number of dissidents to "disappear"?

[NickB79]

2. CNN is now reporting 10,000 dead

Price gouging is rampant for basic goods, with one gallon of water costing $90 US, and a gallon of gas costing $1200 US!!!