Cyclone toll likely to grow as aid delayed

U.S. diplomat says 100,000 may die in Myanmar
Aileen McCabe, Canwest News Service and Reuters
Thursday, May 08, 2008

The death toll from a devastating cyclone in Myanmar could top 100,000 people, a U.S. diplomat said Wednesday, as a million hungry and homeless survivors wait for help in the closed-off country.

Foreign diplomats here were told the international community has no option but to stand by and watch as "a major humanitarian crisis" unfolds.

Pressure mounted on Myanmar's military rulers to allow humanitarian access as witness reports told of entire villages destroyed.
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