Nowhere to run, nobody to help; DISASTER IN THE LAND OF SECRETS Burma death toll 'hits 63,000' But junta red tape hinders aid.(News)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: May 7, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: BY RYAN PARRY

SOME 63,000 people are now feared dead in the Burma cyclone - as its secretive dictators were last night accused of dragging their feet over life-saving aid.

State-run media put the death toll at 22,000 - more than double the official figure given 24 hours earlier.

But with 41,000 still missing since Saturday's 120mph storms, aid workers fear that grim figure will soar.

The true scale of the disaster became more evi...

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