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Cyclone-hit Myanmar to go ahead with May 10 vote
Myanmar will press ahead with a referendum on a new constitution on May 10 despite a devastating cyclone that hit the country, state media reported on Monday.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:20 May 5, 2008
Yangon: Myanmar will press ahead with a referendum on a new constitution on May 10 despite a devastating cyclone that hit the country, state media reported on Monday.
"The referendum is only a few days away and the people are eagerly looking forward to voting," the government said in a statement carried in the state media.
Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on Saturday and left the country in a state of disaster after it killed more than 350 people and felled trees and posts, and leveled buildings.
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