Cyclone batters Myanmar’s main city Yangon – 04 May 2008
Al Jazeera’s Lucy Ketaing rpeorts on the powerful cyclone that has slammed inot Myanmar, killing several people and causing widespread damage.
Winds of up to 190-kilometres per hour have flattened buildings and power lines.
State media have confirmed four deaths so far in the country’s biggest city, Yangon.
However the worst hit area has been the Irrawady Delta – reports from the villages there say half of the buildings have been damaged or destryoed.
The Government has named five regions as disaster zones – including Yangon and the Irrawady Delta.