Myanmar Death Toll Soars

(17 May 08 - RV) Myanmar state television reported yesterday  the official death toll from the devastating cyclone earlier this month has climbed to 77,738.


The official count for the missing also soared to 55,917 from a figure of 27,838.


The United Nations warns people are in urgent need of food, water and shelter.


Matthew Cochran is the spokesperson for The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. He said most people cannot imagine the scale of the crisis and that an outbreak of disease is a very real possibility….