Myanmar cyclone death toll climbs to 351
YANGON, May 4 (Reuters) - The death toll from a tropical cyclone that tore through Yangon and Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta rose to 351 on Sunday, a government official said, citing state media reports in the remote capital, Naypyidaw.
State television, which was still off air in Yangon after the storm, said 20,000 homes had been destroyed on the island of Haingyi in the Andaman Sea, the first part of the country to be hit by Cyclone Nagris, the official said.
As many as 90,000 people were reported to have been left homeless on the island, he added. (Reporting by Aung Hla Tun; Writing by Ed Cropley)
State television, which was still off air in Yangon after the storm, said 20,000 homes had been destroyed on the island of Haingyi in the Andaman Sea, the first part of the country to be hit by Cyclone Nagris, the official said.
As many as 90,000 people were reported to have been left homeless on the island, he added. (Reporting by Aung Hla Tun; Writing by Ed Cropley)
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