Hundreds killed by Burma cyclone数百名杀害的缅甸气旋
BBC News BBC新闻 | A tropical cyclone has killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, according to state television. |热带气旋已造成至少351人在缅甸和损坏数以千计的建筑物，据国家电视台。 Parts of the Irrawaddy region were hit particularly badly, with three out of four buildings reportedly blown down in one district.部分的伊洛瓦底地区被击中，特别是差，与3个建筑物，据报吹下来，在一区。
Burma has declared Irrawaddy and four other regions, including the main city Rangoon, to be disaster areas.缅甸伊洛瓦底已宣布和其他四个地区，包括主要城市仰光，以灾区。
Rangoon has been without power and water, its streets full of debris.仰光一直没有电力和水，它的街道充满了碎片。
Winds of about 190km/h (120mph) battered the Irrawaddy, Rangoon, Bago, Karen and Mon regions.风约190km /小时（一百二英里每小时）受虐的伊洛瓦底，仰光，勃固，克伦邦和孟邦的地区。
The latest death toll of 351 includes at least 109 people who lived on Haing-gyi island, off the south-west coast, officials say.最新的死亡人数351 ，其中至少有109人谁住在航- gyi岛，小康西南海岸，官员说。
About 20,000 homes have been destroyed and 90,000 people made homeless on the island alone, a government official said.约20000家园已经被毁， 90000人无家可归上岛，就有一位政府官员说。
The death toll is expected to rise further, as the situation is remote areas becomes clear.死亡人数预计将进一步上升，随着形势的是偏远地区变得清晰。
Military and police personnel have been carrying out rescue operations.军事人员和警察人员已进行救援行动。
In Irrawaddy’s Labutta township, 75% of buildings collapsed and 20% had their roofs ripped off, state TV said.在伊洛瓦底的labutta乡镇， 75 ％的建筑物倒塌和20 ％ ，他们的屋顶，敲竹杠，国家电视台说。
Cyclone Nargis has since moved towards Thailand where storm warnings have been issued.气旋nargis已自移向泰国，风暴警报已经发出。 However, it appears to be lessening in force.不过，它似乎是在减少的力量。
In Rangoon, internet and phone connections have been down since the storm drew near, making it difficult to confirm the extent of the damage.在仰光，互联网及电话连线已关闭以来，风暴的临近，使之难以确认损害的程度。
Official media report that four people were killed and four vessels sank in the former Burmese capital’s harbour.官方媒体报导说， 4人死亡， 4艘船舶沉没，前缅甸首都的港湾。
One Rangoon resident described the damage in the city for the BBC Burmese service: “Everything was wrecked. 1仰光居民形容损害，在城市为BBC缅甸语服务： “一切都破坏了。 Roofs of the houses and satellite dishes were blown away.”屋顶的房子和碟型卫星天线被风刮走“ 。
A Rangoon-based diplomat quoted by Reuters news agency described the city as an “utter war zone”. 1仰光-基于外交官引述路透社记者描述了城市作为一个“完全战区” 。
Anthony Craig, a regional official of the UN World Food Programme based in Thailand, said that judging from the damage caused to solid buildings in Rangoon, damage elsewhere was likely to be extensive.安东尼克雷格，一个地区的官员，联合国世界粮食计划署设在泰国说，从造成的损害作出坚实的建筑物在仰光，损害其他地方很可能会广泛。
“We’re seeing a lot of trees down, a lot of billboards blown away, roofs of houses gone, so that is worrying when you consider the type of construction that is there, compared to the type of construction that is elsewhere,” Mr Craig told the BBC. “我们看到了很多树木，很多广告牌吹走，屋顶的房子了，所以这是令人担忧的当你考虑类型的建设是有相比，该类型的建设是在其他地方， ”先生克莱格对BBC记者说。
A trishaw driver in Rangoon, who did not want to be identified, complained that the security forces were not doing enough to help.一三轮车司机在仰光，谁不希望成为确定的，抱怨说，安全部队没有采取足够措施帮助。
“Where are all those uniformed people who are always ready to beat civilians?” he asked. “哪里，都是那些穿制服的人，谁是随时准备击败平民？ ”他问。
“They should come out in full force and help clean up the areas and restore electricity.” “他们应该走出来，在充分的力量，并帮助清理的地区和恢复电力” 。
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