U.N. chief tours Myanmar delta

Friday, May 23, 2008

KYONDAH, Myanmar -- U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon flew over Myanmar's flooded Irrawaddy delta Thursday, where the ravages of a cyclone stretched as far as the eye could see: Villages were empty of life, flattened huts dissolved into vast areas of water and people perched on rooftops.

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