Myanmar's military government raised its death toll on Tuesday from the devastating Cyclone Nargis to just under 22,500 people. An additional 41,000 people were missing as a result of the cyclone. Hundreds of thousands have been left homeless and without basic utilities by the cyclone, which blew off the Bay of Bengal late Friday, packing winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour, wrecking much of the country's already fragile infrastructure and threatening its precarious food supply. Yangon, Myanmar's former capital, was hit hard by the storm, which uprooted trees, toppled electricity and telephone poles, and burst water pipes, leaving the city of several million without basic utilities.

 Brit Olam, together with Several Israeli volunteer associations are 

 joining forces to assist cyclone Nagris victims.

 For donations:

• Name of Bank:  Israel Discount Bank Ltd
• Branch: Tel Aviv University, No. 105
• Account No: 274070
• Account name –"Brit Olam - The International Israeli – Jewish volunteer Movement