2.5m Burmese may be homeless

The UN says as many as 2.5 million people in Burma have been severely affected by the cyclone that ravaged the country 12 days ago.

John Holmes, the UN humanitarian affairs chief, told reporters that between 1.6 million and 2.5 million people were without shelter following the storm.

The Red Cross today said it believed up to 130,000 people may have been killed by cyclone Nargis. Official figures are significantly lower, reporting 34,273 killed and 27,838 missing.

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