YANGON, Myanmar - Almost 4,000 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others are unaccounted for in a single town after a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, a state radio station said Monday.
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Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit the Southeast Asian country, also known as Burma, early Saturday with winds of up to 120 mph. The cyclone blew roofs off hospitals and schools and cut electricity in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon.

The government had previously put the death toll countrywide at 351 before increasing it Monday to 3,939.

Yet another natural disaster has struck an asian country. This time it was China. This is by far the worst topic to make a video on because of the devastation and loss. Keep the Chineese in your thoughts and prayers.

The recent cyclone in Burma once again proves liberalism is a mental disorder. The American news media has a love affair with despots, thugs, dictators, military juntas, and communist. Further proof of this lies in with the news media's insistences in referring to this Southeast Asian nation as Myanmar a name selected by they military junta, rather than the name of Burma which reflects the disposed democracy of that nation. The Dallas Morning News continued to honor the military junta of Burma by referring to that nation as Myanmar.

What is telling is in the May 6th, 2008 edition of The Dallas Morning News on page two, the newspaper explained the nation was named Myanmar by the military junta, while the State Department of the United States continues to refer to that nation as Burma. Thus the difference between the democracy and the military junta and The Dallas Morning News continued use of the name Myanmar to make the junta appear legitimate.

The first U.S. assistance flight allowed by the Burmese government arrived in Rangoon Monday [May 12th], 10 days after Cyclone Nargis ripped through the low-lying Irrawaddy Delta. Two more flights to Burma were expected Tuesday. The United Nations says two million people are displaced in the Southeast Asian nation and that it is critical Burma's military government more quickly accept and distribute international assistance. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the military government to increase access for international relief efforts, warning that further delays could set the country back years. VOA'S Paul Sisco has more