In photos: 'Burma Cyclone Nargis'

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By M&C News May 9, 2008, 14:30 GMT

Recent picture made available by the International Red Cross some of the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis in the delta region of Myanmar. Estimates indicate that 95% of some villages in the affected regions were destroyed. According to the Myanmar military junta's latest figures, the Nargis cyclone which hit the country with extreme winds and a tidal surge claimed 22,997 lives, left 42,119 missing and 1,403 injured as other sources claim the real death toll is closer to 100,000. Note: You may find some of these images disturbing. EPA/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies EDITORIAL USE ONLY

In this picture made available 09 May 2008,people made homeless by cyclone Nargis shelter from the rain in Bogalay township area one of the hardest hit regions in Myanmar 03 May 2008. According to the Myanmar military junta's latest figures, the Nargis cyclone which hit the country claimed 22,997 lives, left 42,119 missing and 1,403 injured as other sources claim the real death toll is closer to 100,000. EPA/STR

In this picture made available 09 May 2008, injured villagers with their destroyed homes after Cyclone Nargis in Bogalay township area one of the hardest hit regions in Myanmar 03 May 2008. According to the Myanmar military junta's latest figures, the Nargis cyclone which hit the country claimed 22,997 lives, left 42,119 missing and 1,403 injured as other sources claim the real death toll is closer to 100,000. EPA/STR

In this picture made available 09 May 2008, Burmese people made homeless in tropical cyclone Nargis shelter in Bogalay township area one of the hardest hit regions in Myanmar 03 May 2008. According to the Myanmar military junta's latest figures, the Nargis cyclone which hit the country claimed 22building material ,997 lives, left 42,119 missing and 1,403 injured as other sources claim the real death toll is closer to 100,000. EPA/STR

Recent picture made available by the International Red Cross shows Myanmar Red Cross volunteers loading water storage containers onto a truck. Families can use these along with water purification tablets to have clean drinking water in Yangon. Myanmar Red Cross is supporting as best they can thousands of people in such conditions. According to the Myanmar military junta's latest figures, the Nargis cyclone which hit the country with extreme winds and a tidal surge claimed 22,997 lives, left 42,119 missing and 1,403 injured as other sources claim the real death toll is closer to 100,000. EPA/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Recent picture made available by the International Red Cross shows a Red Cross disaster assessment volunteer inspects a damaged building in the delta region of Myanmar. Estimates indicate that 95% of some villages in the affected regions were destroyed. . Myanmar Red Cross is supporting as best they can thousands of people in such conditions. According to the Myanmar military junta's latest figures, the Nargis cyclone which hit the country with extreme winds and a tidal surge claimed 22,997 lives, left 42,119 missing and 1,403 injured as other sources claim the real death toll is closer to 100,000. EPA/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Recent picture made available by the International Red Cross shows a pregnant woman and children are among those who are more vulnerable at this packed temporary shelter in Yangon. Myanmar Red Cross is supporting as best they can thousands of people in such conditions. According to the Myanmar military junta's latest figures, the Nargis cyclone which hit the country with extreme winds and a tidal surge claimed 22,997 lives, left 42,119 missing and 1,403 injured as other sources claim the real death toll is closer to 100,000. EPA/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Picture made available on 09 May 2008 of an aerial view by IKONOS-satellites from an altitude of 681 kilometers showing the flooded Irrawaddy-Delta region, Myanmar, 07 May 2008. About 47 villages within that area were hit severely by cyclone Nargis a few days ago. Myanmar officials have not yet engaged themselves in further correcting the number of deaths (23,000) and missing people (42,000). Observers, however, assume that a few tens of thousands were killed. About one million people are homeless, 60 per cent of which are women and children. The military junta declared foreign helpers to be undesired, regardless of hundreds of thousands of needy victims. Relief supply, however, may be delivered to the airport in Yangon. Photo: IKONOS © CRISP, NUS 2008, distributed by European Space Imaging EPA/IKONOS CRISP /EUROPEAN SPACE IMAGING /

In this picture made available 09 May 2008, people weep after losing loved ones in Cyclone Nargis in Bogalay township area one of the hardest hit regions in Myanmar. According to the Myanmar military junta's latest figures, the Nargis cyclone which hit the country claimed 22,997 lives, left 42,119 missing and 1,403 injured as other sources claim the real death toll is closer to 100,000. EPA/STR

Rain drenched exercise books lie on bamboo bars to dry, four days after the devastating cyclone Nargis, at the outskirts of the capital Yangon, Myanmar, 08 May 2008. Burmese officials have not yet engaged themselves in further correcting the number of deaths (23,000) and missing people (42,000). Observers, however, assume that a few tens of thousands were killed. About one million people are homeless, 60 per cent of which are women and children. Germany's Relief Coalition 'Aktion Deutschland Hilft' (ADH) reported that 1,000 local helpers are currently on duty in Burma's disaster area. ADH also talked about 80,000 people being placed at 71 refugee camps outside of Rangoon, where they receive clothes, food and medicine. ADH is composed of approximately ten accredited German aid organisations. EPA/AKTION DEUTSCHLAND HILFT/ FRED SCHMIDT

A Burmese woman carries her baby while standing in a house destroyed by the devastating cyclone Nargis four days ago, on the outskirts of the capital Yangon, Myanmar, 08 May 2008. Burmese officials have not yet engaged themselves in further correcting the number of deaths (23,000) and missing people (42,000). Observers, however, assume that a few tens of thousands were killed. About one million people are homeless, 60 per cent of which are women and children. Germany's Relief Coalition 'Aktion Deutschland Hilft' (ADH) reported that 1,000 local helpers are currently on duty in Burma's disaster area. ADH also talked about 80,000 people being placed at 71 refugee camps outside of Rangoon, where they receive clothes, food and medicine. ADH is composed of approximately ten accredited German aid organisations. EPA/AKTION DEUTSCHLAND HILFT/ FRED SCHMIDT

A Burmese woman prepares fish in a bowl, four days after the devastating cyclone Nargis, at the outskirts of the capital Yangon, Myanmar, 08 May 2008. Burmese officials have not yet engaged themselves in further correcting the number of deaths (23,000) and missing people (42,000). Observers, however, assume that a few tens of thousands were killed. About one million people are homeless, 60 per cent of which are women and children. Germany's Relief Coalition 'Aktion Deutschland Hilft' (ADH) reported that 1,000 local helpers are currently on duty in Burma's disaster area. ADH also talked about 80,000 people being placed at 71 refugee camps outside of Rangoon, where they receive clothes, food and medicine. ADH is composed of approximately ten accredited German aid organisations. EPA/AKTION DEUTSCHLAND HILFT/ FRED SCHMIDT

A Burmese family sits together in their house, destroyed by the devastating cyclone Nargis four days ago, on the outskirts of the capital Yangon, Myanmar, 08 May 2008. Burmese officials have not yet engaged themselves in further correcting the number of deaths (23,000) and missing people (42,000). Observers, however, assume that a few tens of thousands were killed. About one million people are homeless, 60 per cent of which are women and children. Germany's Relief Coalition 'Aktion Deutschland Hilft' (ADH) reported that 1,000 local helpers are currently on duty in Burma's disaster area. ADH also talked about 80,000 people being placed at 71 refugee camps outside of Rangoon, where they receive clothes, food and medicine. ADH is composed of approximately ten accredited German aid organisations. EPA/AKTION DEUTSCHLAND HILFT/ FRED SCHMIDT

People sit at the flooded roadside, four days after the devastating cyclone Nargis, at the outskirts of the capital Yangon, Myanmar, 08 May 2008. EPA/AKTION DEUTSCHLAND HILFT/ FRED SCHMIDT

A photo made available on 09 May 2008 shows an aerial view of damaged houses devastation caused by cyclone Nargis in Yangon, Myanmar, 08 May 2008. According to the Myanmar military junta's latest figures, the Nargis cyclone which hit the country claimed 22,997 lives, left 42,119 missing and 1,403 injured as other sources claim the real death toll is closer to 100,000. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

A Burmese man tries to rebuild his home, which was destroyed by the devastating cyclone Nargis four days ago, on the outskirts of the capital Yangon, Myanmar, 08 May 2008. Burmese officials have not yet engaged themselves in further correcting the number of deaths (23,000) and missing people (42,000). Observers, however, assume that a few tens of thousands were killed. About one million people are homeless, 60 per cent of which are women and children. Germany's Relief Coalition 'Aktion Deutschland Hilft' (ADH) reported that 1,000 local helpers are currently on duty in Burma's disaster area. ADH also talked about 80,000 people being placed at 71 refugee camps outside of Rangoon, where they receive clothes, food and medicine. ADH is composed of approximately ten accredited German aid organisations. EPA/AKTION DEUTSCHLAND HILFT/ FRED SCHMIDT

The picture shows the remains of a house destroyed by the devastating cyclone Nargis four days ago, at the outskirts of the capital Yangon, Myanmar, 08 May 2008. EPA/AKTION DEUTSCHLAND HILFT/ FRED SCHMIDT

A dead body is seen floating in flood waters southwest of Yangon, Myanmar, in this picture made available on 09 May 2008. According to the Myanmar military junta's latest figures, the Nargis cyclone which hit the country with extreme winds and a tidal surge claimed 22,997 lives, left 42,119 missing and 1,403 injured as other sources claim the real death toll is closer to 100,000. EPA/STR

A dead body is seen floating in flood waters as a person holds on to a boat southwest of Yangon, Myanmar, in this picture made available on 09 May 2008. According to the Myanmar military junta's latest figures, the Nargis cyclone which hit the country with extreme winds and a tidal surge claimed 22,997 lives, left 42,119 missing and 1,403 injured as other sources claim the real death toll is closer to 100,000. EPA/STR EDITORS