Burma's state media say the death toll from cyclone Nargis has reached almost 78,000 and that another 56,000 people are missing.
The previous official death toll was 43,000.
ven higher.

(NECN: Myanmar) - The United Nations said on Friday that severe restrictions by Myanmar's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about

From AP YANGON, MYANMAR - The official death toll from Myanmar's devastating May 2-3 cyclone has jumped to nearly 78,000, state television reported today, marking an increase of about 35,000 over just a day earlier.
The number of missing doubled to 55,917, after being reported as 27,838 for most of the past week. The report also updated the number of injured to nearly 20,000.
r the deadly storm.

The cyclone death toll in Myanmar has reached almost 78000, with 56000 others still missing, according to Myanmar state television.

Bangkok/Yangon - The official death toll from Cyclone Nargis has increased to 43,318, Myanmar state-run media reported, but relief organizations said Friday the number of dead could be much higher. Myanmar state television reported that in addition to the confirmed death toll of 43,318 people, another 1,403 were injured and 27,838 remained missing.
Representatives of some of the 16 aid organizations working together for cyclone relief said in Bangkok a true figure of dead and missing is difficult to determine, but put it somewhere between the Myanmar military government's combined 70,000 and the 130,000 the Red Cross has estimated.
some 82,000 square kilometers, about the size of Austria - is a challenge to cover.

AP YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's state television says the cyclone's official death toll has climbed to more than 43000. The figure, broadcast Thursday night

AP YANGON, Myanmar - The International Red Cross says the death toll in the cyclone that hit Myanmar is well over 65000 and could be double that.