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U.S. diplomat says cyclone deaths may top 100,000


    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. diplomats in Myanmar are receiving information that there may be over 100,000 deaths in the delta area because of the cyclone that devastated the Southeast Asian nation, one of them said on Wednesday.

    "The information that we're receiving indicates that theremay well be over 100,000 deaths in the delta area," said ShariVillarosa, the charge d'affaires of the U.S. embassy inMyanmar. She spoke with reporters by conference call fromRangoon.

    (Editing by Sandra Maler)