Burma cyclone special report (Image © PA)
Oxfam has warned that the death toll in Burma could rise to 1.5 million (Image © PA)

The death toll following the Burmese cyclone disaster could rise to 1.5 million, an aid organisation has warned.

Oxfam said the stricken country faced a public health catastrophe unless clean water and sanitation was quickly provided.

Cyclone Nargis brought death and destruction to the secretive South East Asian country more than a week ago, leaving an estimated 100,000 dead.

Burma cyclone: further news and reaction

Donate to the official Burma cyclone appeal fund (Image © ITN)
Give what you can to the official Cyclone appeal, organised by the UK Disasters Emergency Committee.
Experts fear the worst if aid is not delivered to Burma (Image © Reuters)
'Unless there is a massive and fast infusion of aid, experts and supplies into the hardest-hit areas, there's going to be a tragedy on an unimaginable scale,' says Greg Beck of the International Rescue Committee.
Prayers will be said across the UK for the thousands of people displaced in the Burmese cyclone crisis (Image © PA)
Prayers are being said across the UK for the thousands of people displaced in the Burmese cyclone crisis.
An overview of those parts of Burma devastated by the Cyclone, including the country's capital Rangoon (Image © Windows Live Maps)
An overview of those parts of Burma devastated by the cyclone, including the country's former capital Rangoon.
An examination of the consequences of the cyclone upon the ruling military regime (Image © AP/PA Photos)
An examination of the consequences of the cyclone upon the ruling military regime.
Watch a video report on the latest from the cyclone relief effort (Image © ITN)
Watch a video report on the latest from the cyclone relief effort.
An overview of the history and culture of Burma (Image © Encarta)
Learn more about the country of Burma (also known as Myanmar) including its history, culture and geography, with Encarta.

In pictures: the cyclone's devastation

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