Burma to accept aid for 30,000 in need of care
The Myanmar (Burmese) government’s official Myanma Ahlin daily has said 53 people were killed, 43 were injured and 21 are missing after waves engulfed 17 coastal villages, leaving 778 people homeless.
International aid agencies and the United Nations have estimated that up to 90 were killed, while one opposition radio station said it believed hundreds may have died in the country.
