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- may06 YANGON - At least 15,000 people were killed and up to 30,000 missing as a result of a huge storm surge that accompanied a devastating cyclone in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, officials said on Tuesday, warning the toll was likely to rise as rescuers reached remote areas. Foreign Minister Nyan Win said on state television that 10,000 people had died in just one town, Bogalay, as he gave the first detailed account of the worst cyclone to hit Asia since 1991, when 143,000 people died in Bangladesh. Thailand's foreign minister, Noppadol Pattama, said after a meeting with Myanmar's ambassador to Bangkok that he'd been told 30,000 people were missing following Friday's devastating storm. "The losses have been much greater than we anticipated," Noppadol said after ambassador Ye Win declined to speak to reporters. The total left homeless by the 190 km (120 miles) per hour winds and 12 foot (3. |
