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In photos: 'Burma Tropical Cyclone Nargis Damage'

By M&C News May 5, 2008, 15:19 GMT

A handout made available by the Democratic Voice of Burma shows Residents of Yangon with umbrellas look at a large tree blocking a road uprooted during tropical cyclone Nargis in Yangon, Myanmar, 04 May 2008. Yangon was hard hit by the cyclone wind of 190 kms per hour which has taken out parts of the city's electricity system and damaged homes. EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE / EDITORIAL USES ONLY / NO SALES

A handout made available by the Democratic Voice of Burma shows damage in the main street in Yangon after tropical cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, 04 May 2008. EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA

A handout made available by the Democratic Voice of Burma shows a large tree uprooted during tropical cyclone Nargis blocking a road in Yangon, Myanmar, 04 May 2008. EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA

A house destroyed in tropical cyclone Nargis in Yangon, Myanmar, 04 May 2008 in this photo released by Democratic Voice of Burma, Much of Yangon was still suffering water shortages and lack of electricity 05 May 2008, two days after a cyclone hit Myanmar‘s coastal regions. EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA

Uprooted trees bring down powerlines following tropical cyclone Nargis that hit Yangon, Myanmar, 04 May 2008 in this photo released by Democratic Voice of Burma, Much of Yangon was still suffering water shortages and lack of electricity 05 May 2008, two days after a cyclone hit Myanmar‘s coastal regions. EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA

Residents try and clean up with fallen powerlines and damaged buildings from tropical cyclone Nargis in Yangon, Myanmar, 04 May 2008 in this photo released by Democratic Voice of Burma, Much of Yangon was still suffering water shortages and lack of electricity 05 May 2008, two days after a cyclone hit Myanmar‘s coastal regions. EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA

A resident surveys the devastating damage sustained by a house following the tropical cyclone Nargis swept through Yangon, Myanmar, 04 May 2008 in this photo released by Democratic Voice of Burma, Much of Yangon was still suffering water shortages and lack of electricity 05 May 2008, two days after a cyclone hit Myanmar‘s coastal regions. EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA

Residents attempt clean-up operations amid tangled power lines brought down following the tropical cyclone Nargis in Yangon, Myanmar, 04 May 2008 in this photo released by Democratic Voice of Burma, Much of Yangon was still suffering water shortages and lack of electricity 05 May 2008, two days after a cyclone hit Myanmar‘s coastal regions. EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA

Residents of Yangon look at cyclone damage of a tree fallen on a car in tropical cyclone Nargis in Yangon, Myanmar, 04 May 2008 in this photo released by Democratic Voice of Burma, Much of Yangon was still suffering water shortages and lack of electricity 05 May 2008, two days after a cyclone hit Myanmar‘s coastal regions. EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA

epa Dangling power lines support uprooted trees following the arrival of tropical cyclone Nargis in Yangon, Myanmar, 04 May 2008 in this photo released by Democratic Voice of Burma, Much of Yangon was still suffering water shortages and lack of electricity 05 May 2008, two days after a cyclone hit Myanmar‘s coastal regions leaving at least 351 dead and thousands homeless. Cyclone Nargis, that blew off the Bay of Bengal late Friday night packing winds of up to 190 kilometres per hour, killed 19 people in Yangon, including 11 women, 109 on the island of Hai Gyi, and 223 in the coastal Irrawaddy Division. EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Fallen trees straddle a canal in Yangon, Myanmar following tropical cyclone Nargis in this photo released by Democratic Voice of Burma, Much of Yangon was still suffering water shortages and lack of electricity 05 May 2008, two days after a cyclone hit Myanmar‘s coastal regions. EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA

Fallen trees create an unwelcome jungle effect for local residentsfollowing tropical cyclone Nargis in Yangon, Myanmar, 04 May 2008 in this photo released by Democratic Voice of Burma, Much of Yangon was still suffering water shortages and lack of electricity 05 May 2008, two days after a cyclone hit Myanmar‘s coastal regions . EPA/DEMOCRATIC VOICE OF BURMA