CYCLONE DEVASTATES MYANMAR

Cyclone Nargis struck on 2 and 3 May, sweeping through Ayeyarwady Delta region and Yangon.

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Nik Nay Man	Relief Web					Burmese

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IRRAWADDY DIVISION IN LOWER MYANMAR

Source: Relief Web

Questions About Aid Plague Myanmar Cyclone - 08 May 2008

Village at the heart of Myanmar disaster

Un-Official Figures

Town	Villages No.	Dead	Missing	Displaced Survivors
Labutta	200	180,000		150,000
Pyapon	46	90,000		16,000
Bogalay	142	80,000		20,000
Dedaye		50,000
KunChanKone		50,000
Twan Te		50,000
Hlaingyi Island		4,000	10,000	13,400
Yangon		19
MawHlaMyaingKyun		?		20,000
Pegu		6
Total		600,000		1.5 million

Official Death Toll

3969

10000

15000

22980

28500

Missing

33416

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No.	Donor Name	Location	Donations
		.	UK £	US $
-	Nalanda Buddhist Community Brazil / Brazilians for Burma	Brazil	(Pending)
-	Dr Tom Crusz & Family	Woodford, London	(Pending)
-	Anonymous donors		(Pending)
-	Mr and Mrs Chandra Kumar	Ilford, London	(Pending)
13	Mr Peter Turner and Mrs Sandra Turner	Grays, Essex	100
12	Dr & Mrs Neoh	Stockton-on-Tees	50
11	Dr & Dr Kurup	Stockton-on-Tees	100
10	Dr U Myint Oo - Dr Eilene Oo	Stockton-on-Tees	250
9	Mr Tep Sastri, TX 77845	United States	.	100
8	Daw Mi Mi Sein and Family	Beckton, London	.	200
7	Dr Mon Mon Gale and Family	Benfleet, Essex	100
6	Dr Phyu Phyu Aung	UK	50
5	Dr Khin Zaw Win - Ma Sally	Liverpool	500
4	Dr Nay Win - Dr Khin Ma Gyi	Wimbledon, London	500
3	Ko Zaw Maung Lwin	Poplar, London	50
2	Dr Thein Zaw - Dr Than Than Win	Barking, London	500
1	Dr U Maung Maung Lwin - Dr Daw Yi Yi Myaing	Beckton, London	500
		Total	2700+	300

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