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MYANMAR cyclone death toll has soared above 22,000 with more than 41,000 others missing in the country's deadliest storm on record. The Myanmar government has appealed for international aid amid the rising death toll in the wake of Cyclone Nargis which smashed the country's central region over the weekend.
The government declared a state of emergency in five low-lying provinces, mostly in Irrawaddy delta, where villages were flattened by winds and rain.
With more than 40,000 still missing and as many as one million possibly left homeless, the international community on Tuesday was struggling to deliver aid to the country.
The UN's World Food Program said late Tuesday it has begun distributing aid in damaged areas of Yangon despite heavy flooding and road damages.
Myanmar, ruled by the military since 1962, is scheduled to hold a referendum on May 10 for a new constitution before elections in 2010. The government said it would go ahead with the referendum but would delay the vote in the worst-affected areas.
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