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World 'Knew' About Cyclone, Expert Says

Burma says it warned citizens 5 days before landfall

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted May 9, 2008 9:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Burma says it warned its people of Cyclone Nargis 5 days before landfall, when it learned of the storm over news wires—but one expert believes Burma's media outlets were too primitive to spread the message. With Burma's death toll as high as 100,000,... Read full story »

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