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A pole and tree lie uprooted in a Rangoon street on 4 May
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A tropical cyclone has killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, according to state television.
Burma has declared Irrawaddy and four other regions, including the main city Rangoon, to be disaster areas
latest death toll of 351 includes at least 109 people who lived on Haing-gyi island, off the south-west coast
About 20,000 homes have been destroyed and 90,000 people made homeless on the island alone
Cyclone Nargis has since moved towards Thailand
In Rangoon, internet and phone connections have been down since the storm drew near, making it difficult to confirm the extent of the damage
"Everything was wrecked. Roofs of the houses and satellite dishes were blown away."
described the city as an "utter war zone".
"We're seeing a lot of trees down, a lot of billboards blown away, roofs of houses gone