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Villager clears debris from his Cyclone Nargis damaged house outside Labutta
09 May 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A villager clears debris from his Cyclone Nargis damaged house in Myanmar's village of U Khai-Hlaing outside Labutta, in Irrawaddy Division May 9, 2008. The United Nations estimated 1.5 million people have been "severely affected" by the cyclone that swept through Myanmar, with the United States expressing outrage on Thursday at delays in allowing in aid. REUTERS/Stringeer (MYANMAR)
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Survivors take shelter while waiting for first aid treatment is seen at one of Cyclone Nargis' worst-hit areas in the town of Labutta, 120 km (75 miles) southwest of Myanmar's biggest ...




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