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In photos: 'Burma Nargis Cyclone Damage and Aid Effort'

By M&C News May 6, 2008, 15:55 GMT

A picture made available on 06 May 2008 shows Yangon residents and police on a street littered with fallen trees and debris from Cyclone Nargis, in Yangon, Myanmar, 03 May 2008. The death toll from cyclone Nargis, which smashed into central Myanmar over the weekend, is now close to 15,000 with many still listed as missing and hundreds of thousands left homeless and without basic utilities, the government said 06 May. The cyclone, blew off the Bay of Bengal packing winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, wrecking much of the country's already fragile infrastructure and threatening its precarious food and water supply. EPA/DIANE VAN DER STRATN

Yangon residents walk through a tree-strewn road in Yangon 3 May 2008 following the devastating cyclone Nargis, in this photo made available 06 May 2008. The death toll from cyclone Nargis, which smashed into central Myanmar over the weekend, is now close to 15,000 with many still listed as missing and hundreds of thousands left homeless and without basic utilities, the government said 06 May. The cyclone, blew off the Bay of Bengal packing winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, wrecking much of the country's already fragile infrastructure and threatening its precarious food and water supply. EPA/DIANE VAN DER STRATN

Dry food aid including rice, water, instant noodle and medical supplies are loaded to a C-130 military transport aircraft at the military airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 06 May 2008, to assist Myanmar victims of Cyclone Nargis. The Thai government has approved a US$100,000 (65,000 euro) grant including dry food and medical supplies to assist victims of Cyclone Nargis which has killed an estimated 15,000 people and left at least 3,000 missing. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

Thai royal air force officers pack dry food aid including rice, water, instant noodle and medical supplies to load a C-130 military transport aircraft at the military airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 06 May 2008, to assist Myanmar victims of Cyclone Nargis The Thai government has approved a US$100,000 (65,000 euro) grant including dry food and medical supplies to assist victims of Cyclone Nargis which has killed an estimated 15,000 people and left at least 3,000 missing. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

A picture made available 06 May 2008 of Yangon residents and a Burmese Buddhist monk cleaning up the damage at a Buddhist monastery made out of wood that had its roof blown off in Cyclone Nargis, Yangon, Myanmar on 03 May 2008. The death toll from cyclone Nargis, which smashed into central Myanmar over the weekend, is now close to 15,000 with many still listed as missing and hundreds of thousands left homeless and without basic utilities, the government said 06 March. The cyclone, blew off the Bay of Bengal packing winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, wrecking much of the country's already fragile infrastructure and threatening its precarious food and water supply. EPA/DIANE VAN DER STRATN

Thai air force officers load dry food aid including rice, water, instant noodle and medical supplies to a C-130 military transport aircraft to assist Myanmar victims of Cyclone Nargis at the military airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 06 May 2008. The Thai government has approved a US$100,000 (64,000 euro) grant including dry food and medical supplies to assist victims of Cyclone Nargis which has killed an estimated 15,000 people and left at least 3,000 missing. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

A photo made available on 06 May 2008 shows the view from the Summit Park View hotel window splashed with rain and showing damage in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, 03 May 2008, taken by a Belgian tourist on a honeymoon with her new husband, after Cyclone Nargis hit the city. The death toll from cyclone Nargis, which smashed into central Myanmar over the weekend, is now close to 15,000 with many still listed as missing and hundreds of thousands left homeless and without basic utilities, the government said 06 May. The cyclone, blew off the Bay of Bengal packing winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, wrecking much of the country's already fragile infrastructure and threatening its precarious food and water supply. EPA/DIANE VAN DER STRATN

A Thai air force military loads dry food aid including rice, water, instant noodle and medical supplies to a C-130 military transport aircraft to assist Myanmar victims of Cyclone Nargis at the military airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 05 May 2008. The Thai government has approved a US$100,000 grant including dry food and medical supplies to assist victims of Cyclone Nargis which has killed an estimated 15,000 people and left at least 3,000 missing. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

Buddhist nuns work at sawing wood into pieces as they clean up the fallen tree debris in Yangon, Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis struck 06 May 2008. The death toll from cyclone Nargis, which smashed into central Myanmar over the weekend, is now close to 15,000 with many still listed as missing and hundreds of thousands left homeless and without basic utilities, the government said 06 May. The cyclone, blew off the Bay of Bengal packing winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, wrecking much of the country's already fragile infrastructure and threatening its precarious food and water supply. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

Aid dry food and medical supplies for Myanmar victims of Cyclone Nargis (L) are taken to load to a C-130 military transport aircraft at the military airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 06 May 2008. The Thai government has approved a US$100,000 (65,000 euro) grant including dry food and medical supplies to assist victims of Cyclone Nargis which has killed an estimated 15,000 people and left at least 3,000 missing. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

Thai royal air forces soldiers packed aid dry food and water for Myanmar victims of Cyclone Nargis prior to load it into a C-130 military transport aircraft at the military airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 06 May 2008. The Thai government has approved a US$100,000 (65,000 euro) grant including dry food and medical supplies to assist victims of Cyclone Nargis which has killed an estimated 15,000 people and left at least 3,000 missing. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

Thai royal air force soldiers load dry food aid including rice, water, instant noodle and medical supplies for Myanmar victims of Cyclone Nargis into a C-130 military transport aircraft at the military airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 06 May 2008. The Thai government has approved a US$100,000 (65,000 euro) grant including dry food and medical supplies to assist victims of Cyclone Nargis which has killed an estimated 15,000 people and left at least 3,000 missing. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

Workers load aid supplies for Myanmar from the Japan International Cooperation Agency in a Singapore warehouse for delivery, Singapore 06 May 2008. The death toll from Cyclone Nargis, which smashed into central Myanmar over the weekend, has risen to almost 15,000 with about 3,000 still listed as missing, a senior minister said 06 May.Several countries have pledged aid to Myanmar - including 3 million dollars from the European Union, 750,000 dollars from Germany, 250,000 dollars from the United States and two ships of supplies from India - to cope with the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the cyclone, which has yet to be fully evaluated. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Yangon residents queue for drinking water from a hose, Yangon, Myanmar , 06 May 2008. Water is scarce in the city and areas where Cyclone Nargis struck killing close to 15,000 with many still listed as missing and hundreds of thousands left homeless and without basic utilities. The cyclone, blew off the Bay of Bengal packing winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, wrecking much of the country's already fragile infrastructure and threatening its precarious food and water supply. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

Buddhist nuns work at sawing wood into pieces as they clean up the fallen tree debris after Cyclone Nargis struck in Yangon, Myanmar 06 May 3008. The death toll from cyclone Nargis, which smashed into central Myanmar over the weekend, is now close to 15,000 with many still listed as missing and hundreds of thousands left homeless and without basic utilities, the government said 06 May. The cyclone, blew off the Bay of Bengal packing winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, wrecking much of the country's already fragile infrastructure and threatening its precarious food and water supply. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

Yangon citizens fill containers with water to drinkafter supplies have dwindled in Yangon, Myanmar , 06 May 2008. Water is scarce in the city and areas where Cyclone Nargis struck killing close to 15,000 with many still listed as missing and hundreds of thousands left homeless and without basic utilities. The cyclone, blew off the Bay of Bengal packing winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, wrecking much of the country's already fragile infrastructure and threatening its precarious food and water supply. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING

A picture made available on 06 May 2008 showing toppled trees lie next to a swimming pool in the garden of a house in Yangon (formerly known as Rangon), Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), 05 May 2008. International aid has begun after devastating cyclone 'Nargis' hit Myanmar, though the exact situation in the country, which is isolated from the outside world by the military junta, remains unclear. Most traffic routes are blocked, Myanmar's government assumes that more than 15,000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands made homeless. EPA/HEINRICH SCHOENEICH