International aid agencies say disease and hunger pose a big threat to hundreds of thousands of survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Burma.They have again urged the country's military rulers to open the doors to overseas humanitarian relief.
Burmese state media say over 22,000 people are dead with over 40,000 still missing.
Aid officials say the survivors most at risk are those left homeless in the Irrawaddy delta, where diseases such as malaria are endemic.
They have warned there is also a risk of cholera.
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