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Mangrove destruction partly to blame for Myanmar toll: ASEAN chief

Agence France-Presse: The destruction of mangrove forests that served as a buffer from the sea is partly to blame for the massive death toll from a cyclone in Myanmar, the head of the ASEAN regional bloc said Tuesday. More than 15,000 people have died after the cyclone swept through the Irrawaddy river delta over the weekend and pounded Myanmar's main city of Yangon, the country's state media reported. "Why the impact is so severe is because of the increase of the population," said Surin ... Read »
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