Reilef Rush as Myanmar Cyclone Leaves 4000 Dead

(05 May 08 - RV) Myanmar's foreign minister says the death toll from the cyclone that ripped through the country this weekend could reach 10,000 people.

State radio earlier reported that the official death toll from Saturday's Cyclone Nargis had risen to 4,000, with thousands more still missing.

U.N. and private aid agencies have rushed to prepare assistance for victims of a devastating cyclone
in Myanmar, awaiting a government go-ahead.

Richard Holstein is a consultant to United Nations coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs based in Bangkok Thailand.

He said that the it will take several days to accurately asses the damage: