CRI听力：UN Secretary-General Takes a Helicopter Tour to Myanmar's Cyclone-ravaged Areas

Ban was taken on a four-hour helicopter trip that touched down at several makeshift settlements for homeless survivors of the cyclone.

The UN head visited a village called Kyondah, where 500 people huddled in just over 100 blue tents. He was shown around the camp by high-ranking Myanmar officials and he spoke to a number of residents.

"The whole world is trying to help Myanmar people. It will be very difficult for you, but please have strong courage and do not lose your hope, and please take good care of your children."(Www.hxen.net)

The camp's medical tent contained a number of supplies, including some materials from UNICEF and Turkey.

However, foreign relief agencies say many parts of the delta have not yet received sufficient relief supplies. The UN says up to 2.5 million cyclone survivors face hunger, homelessness and potential outbreaks of deadly diseases, especially in the low-lying delta.

Earlier in the day, Ban Ki-moon met with Prime Minister Lieutenant General Thein Sein as well as with international aid agencies in Yangoon. In the meeting with Thein Sein, Ban stressed international aid experts should be rushed in because the crisis was too much for Myanmar to handle alone.