UN chief upset by Burma destruction

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he was deeply disturbed by the destruction he saw on a tour of Burma's cyclone-hit Irrawaddy Delta.

However, he stressed he was bringing a "message of hope" and a plea for the ruling junta to accept the world's help.

Ban, the only foreign leader so far allowed into the disaster zone, was taken on a four-hour helicopter trip that touched down at several makeshift settlements for homeless survivors of the cyclone.

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