Death toll in Burma rises above 22,000
The death toll from the Burma cyclone has risen above 22,000, the government said today.
State-run radio said that 22,464 people have now been confirmed dead from cyclone Nargis, which tore through the country's heartland and biggest city of Rangoon early on Saturday.
It added that thousands more were missing.
Relief efforts for the stricken area, mostly in the low-lying Irrawaddy River delta, have been difficult, largely because of the destruction of roads and communications outlets by the storm.
The first assistance from overseas arrived today from neighbouring Thailand.
