·Myanmar's death toll from Cyclone has risen to 34,273, state media reported Tuesday night.
·27,836 still remained missing, and the number of injured stood at 1,403.
·Tropical cyclone Nargis hit five divisions and states on May 2 and 3.                         

People line up to receive water in a cyclone-hit village located near the capital Yangon May 11, 2008.  (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    YANGON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Cyclone Nargis has risen to 34,273 in Myanmar, the state radio reported Tuesday evening.

    And 27,836 people still remained missing, and the number of injured stood at 1,403, said the report.

    Tropical cyclone Nargis, which occurred over the Bay of Bengal, hit five divisions and states -- Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawaddy, Kayin and Mon on May 2 and 3, of which Ayeyawaddy and Yangon sustained the heaviest casualties and infrastructure damage.

    Affected coastal towns in the southwestern Ayeyawaddy division include Haing Gyi Island, Laputta, Mawlamyinegyun, Kyaiklat, Phyarpon, Bogalay, Pathein and Myaungmya.     

Myanmar cyclone death toll rises to 31,938

    YANGON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of Myanmar's cyclone disaster kept rising with 3,480 more people killed, bringing the total to 31,938, according to a news report of the state radio Monday evening.

    Altogether 29,770 people remained missing, down from 33,416, the report said adding that the number of injured went to 1,403. A deadly tropical cyclone Nargis, which occurred over the Bay of Bengal, hit five divisions and states -- Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawaddy, Kayin and Mon on May 2 and 3, of which Ayeyawaddy and Yangon sustained the heaviest casualties and infrastructural damage. Full story

More international relief supplies flow in Myanmar

A worker prepares to load relief supplies from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) for the cyclone-devastated regions of Myanmar at Ostend Airport May 11, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    YANGON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- More aircrafts laden with relief materials from the international community touched down at the Yangon International Airport Sunday for the delivery to the cyclone-devastated regions of Myanmar, state radio and television reported Sunday evening.

    These aid supplies included that from the King of Thailand, International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), Greek, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Petronas of Malaysia and Pakistan. Full story

More China's relief supplies arrive Myanmar biggest city 

    YANGON, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A special aircraft, laden with more relief supplies mainly medicines, arrived at the Yangon International Airport Saturday afternoon from China as the country's third batch of aid materials airlifted to Myanmar for cyclone-hit homeless survivors.

    The Boeing 747-400 aircraft, Jade Cargo, brought along 58 tons more of relief materials which also include tents and water purifiers. Full story

UN launches $187 mln appeal for cyclone-hit Myanmar 

    UNITED NATIONS, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations launched a flash appeal for 187 million U.S. dollars on Friday to aid more than 1.5 million victims of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Myanmar last week.

    The flash appeal would enable 10 UN organizations and nine nongovernmental organizations to "support the government of Myanmar in addressing the needs of more than 1,500,000 people affected by the cyclone," said a UN statement. Full story