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18:03 GMT, Sunday, 4 May 2008 19:03 UK

In pictures: Burmese cyclone

Residents rebuild their house after cyclone Nargis on the outskirts of Rangoon.

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Cyclone Nargis has devastated parts of Burma, destroying thousands of homes and killing hundreds of people.

People walk through a flooded Rangoon street on 3 May

People walk through a flooded Rangoon street on 3 May

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The storm struck on Saturday, swamping the streets of the country's main city Rangoon.

Trees block a road in Rangoon on 3 May

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Uprooted trees littered the city's streets in the aftermath of the storm.

A woman passes a fallen tree in Rangoon on 4 May

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Massive trunks lay strewn about but the damage in the regions was much worse.

The eye of the storm is visible just off Burma in the Bay of Bengal on 2 May

The eye of the storm is visible just off Burma in the Bay of Bengal on 2 May

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This Nasa satellite photo from Friday shows the eye of Cyclone Nargis just off Burma's Irrawaddy region.

Police remove a fallen tree in Rangoon on 4 May

Police remove a fallen tree in Rangoon on 4 May

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Police and troops were able to help the clear-up in Rangoon but other disaster zones are hard to reach.

Monks in Rangoon street, 4 May.

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Buddhist monks are also taking part in cleaning up operations.

Toppled power lines in Rangoon - 4/5/08

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Power lines were knocked over in Rangoon, further complicating attempts to get back to normal.

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