By Aung Hla Tun YANGON, May 14 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday up to 2.5 million people might have been affected by the Myanmar cyclone and proposed a high-level donors conference as the Myanmar junta again limited foreign aid.
The European Union's top aid official said the military government's restrictions on foreign aid workers and equipment were increasing the risk of starvation and disease.
ing a "high-level pledging conference" to deal with the crisis.

YANGON: The 1.5mn people left destitute by Myanmar’s devastating cyclone were increasingly desperate yesterday, as foreign aid remained at a trickle and overstretched aid workers struggled to reach hard-hit areas.
Reports a tropical depression was swirling southwest of Yangon and that it could develop into a major storm sparked concerns that a new tragedy could follow the early May cyclone that left up to 100,000 people dead or missing in the Irrawaddy delta.
d for a “tsunami-style” international aid operation.

YANGON (Reuters) - The 1.5 million people left destitute by Myanmar's cyclone are in increasing danger of disease and starvation, experts said on Wednesday,

AP Myanmar children wait in line to receive bananas and water from local donors on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar on Wednesday May 14, 2008.