Posted AT 8:47 AM EDT on 12/05/08
UN nows says Myanmar toll 100,000
BANGKOK — Up to 100,000 people may be dead or missing in the Myanmar cyclone, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Sunday, warning of environmental damage, violence and mass migration.
A UN official said its estimate of 220,000 missing was incorrect.
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