UN to allocate 10 mln USD for Myanmar

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-08-2008 13:19

The United Nations has announced that it will allocate at least ten million US dollars from its Central Emergency Response Fund for cyclone-ravaged Myanmar. The world body is also expected to make an urgent appeal on Friday to raise more money.

Tree branches lay across a street following a powerful cyclone in Myanmar's capital Yangon.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

The powerful cyclone slammed into Myanmar's five divisions and states, including Yangon, last weekend causing heavy casualties and property loss. The latest statistics show that nearly 23-thousand people have been killed. And more than 42,000 others are missing. Meanwhile, the total number of injured has reached more than 1,300.

Editor:Xiong Qu