More than 10,000 people are feared dead, and "several hundreds of thousands" have been left homeless by a tropical cyclone in southwestern Burma, a United Nations relief official has told CBC News. - The authorities in Burma, also known as Myanmar, are struggling to assess damage and casualties in the wake of Saturday's Cyclone Nargis, said Richard Horsey, a spokesman for the UN's disaster response office in Bangkok. The cyclone came ashore in the delta of the Irrawaddy River, the country's most heavily populated region. - The Burmese foreign minister, Nyan Win, confirmed that the authorities are still waiting for reports from outlying areas and are expecting the death toll to surpass 10,000 people. - The former capital, Rangoon, has also been hard hit, Horsey said. - He said the normally reclusive Burmese military junta was in talks with international agencies to discuss aid requirements and how to get help to the worst affected areas. The UN...