Nargis toll may be 100,000: US envoy
Burma's isolationist regime finally gave clearance on Thursday for the first major international airlift of food for survivors of a devastating cyclone after delays that frustrated aid agencies, but US flights remained grounded due to lack of access, officials said. With a death toll that could eventually exceed 100,000, according to a top US diplomat, Burma's generals were still stalling on visas for UN teams urgently seeking entry to ensure aid is delivered to the victims.