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Aid agencies launch Burma appeal......
Aid agencies launch Burma appeal......
Last Modified: 07 May 2008
By:
James Blake
Aid agencies in the UK launch a major appeal on behalf of the victims of the Burmese cyclone
The Disasters Emergency Committee has been holding talks about an appeal similar to that launched in the aftermath of the tsunami in 2004
The death toll in Burma after Cyclone Nargis is now estimated at more than 22,000, although some reports put it as high as 60,000. And food prices are reported to have risen by 50 per cent overnight.
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To donate to the Burma appeal, visit www.careinternational.org.uk or telephone 0845 600 5800.
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Cyclone Nargis, reaching wind speeds of 19 km per hour, hit Burma on Saturday 3 May 2008.
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