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AN ESTIMATED 1 MILLION PEOPLE ARE LEFT HOMELESS WITH A RISING DEATH TOLL.
THIS IS THE WORST NATURAL DISASTER SINCE THE BOXING DAY TSUNAMI IN 2004. CYCLONE NARGIS HAS DEVASTATED LARGE AREAS OF BURMA. WHOLE TOWNS AND VILLAGES HAVE BEEN WIPED OUT BY THE CYCLONE, WHICH ROARED FOR TEN HOURS, TEARING OFF ROOFS, UPROOTING TREES AND DESTROYING POWER LINES. MOST OF THE VICTIMS OF THE BURMA CYCLONE WERE OVERWHELMED BY A 12FT MOVING WALL OF WATER THAT BORE DOWN ON THEIR LOW LYING VILLAGES AT THE MOUTH OF THE IRRAWADDY RIVER DELTA.
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