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Burma Cyclone Toll Leaps to 4,000

Another 3,000 missing, hundreds of thousands homeless

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 5, 2008 6:33 AM CDT

(Newser) – The death toll in yesterday's Burmese hurricane has skyrocketed to 4,000, CNN reports, up from initial estimates of 350. State-run media issued a revised estimate this morning, along with the government's emergency plea for help. Another 3,000 are thought to be missing. Major...   Read full story »

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