Red Cross estimates cyclone toll as high as 127,990

05/14/2008

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Heavy rains and another potentially powerful storm are headed toward Myanmar's cyclone-devastated delta. The U.N. is warning that inadequate relief efforts could lead to a second wave of deaths.

The International Red Cross says in a new estimate that the death toll may be between 68,833 and 127,990.

The Red Cross says it arrived at the number by adding figures gathered in affected areas by other aid groups and organizations.

The Myanmar junta says Cyclone Nargis left at least 34,273 dead and 27,838 missing. U.N. agencies and other groups have been able to reach only 270,000 people so far.