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Cyclone Nargis Reportedly Leaves 100,000 Dead in Myanmar

Cyclone Nargis has reportedly left 100,000 dead in Myanmar, according to reports on Wednesday.

Media in Myanmar, also known as Burma, reported that nearly 23,000 people died when Cyclone Nargis left the country's Irrawaddy delta on Saturday and more than 42,000 others were missing.

Britain has offered about $9.8 million to help the crisis, and the U.S. offered more than $3 million in aid.

On Wednesday, Japan, Bangladesh, Laos, Thailand, China, India and Singapore gave aid to Myanmar. Relief teams and aid material are waiting to deploy from Thailand, Singapore, Italy, France, Sweden, Britain, South Korea, Australia, Israel, U.S., Poland and Japan.

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