President George W. Bush offered to send US naval forces to help cyclone-devastated Burma on Tuesday as the number of people dead and missing soared to 60,000.

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Mr Bush said the US, which has long-standing trade and investment sanctions against Burma, stood ready to “do a lot more to help”, but that the ruling generals had first to open the door to the US.