Authorities are struggling to evacuate tens of thousands of people from low-lying camps before Cyclone Mahasen reaches the coast.
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600 still missing off Burma coast
Majority of fisherman caught in Gulf of Martaban storm return but hundreds feared dead as damage is estimated at nearly $7 million
Irrawaddy fishermen head for land
Warning to goes out to fishermen off Burma’s southern coast as heavy winds threaten to worsen an already fragile situation
Families homeless after Rangoon storm
Heavy wind, rain and hail batters three townships in Rangoon as more than 100 households are forced to evacuate their homes
Storms hit Irrawaddy, Magwe and Tenasserim
Aug 07, 2007 (DVB)
Eight feared dead and homes destroyed in Burma storm
Rangoon (AFP)