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Bookmark or Share- Cyclone Nargis - WikipediaExtremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis (Burmese: နာဂစ်; Urdu: نرگس, [ˈnərɡɪs]) was an extremely destructive and deadly tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar during early May 2008.
- 10 years after, Cyclone Nargis still holds lessons for MyanmarWhen Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar 10 years ago, 140,000 lives were lost and 800,000 were displaced. The category 4 storm slammed into Myanmar’s low-lying Irrawaddy Delta, an area that usually...
- FACTBOX-Key facts about Cyclone Nargis | ReutersApril 30 (Reuters) - Following are some facts about Cyclone Nargis which battered Myanmar last year. THE CYCLONE. -- Cyclone Nargis swept across the Irrawaddy Delta and southern Yangon, the...
- Cyclone Nargis - NASA Earth ObservatoryCyclone Nargis passed over Burma (Myanmar) after having formed in the Bay of Bengal. At one point, Nargis was a Category 4 cyclone, with sustained winds of 210 kilometers per hour (130 miles per hour).
- Learning from Cyclone Nargis - United Nations Environment ...A category 3 cyclone, Nargis affected more than 50 townships, mainly in Yangon and Ayeyarwady Divisions, including Yangon, the country’s largest city. Strong winds and heavy rain caused the greatest damage in the Ayeyarwady Delta, where a storm surge compounded the impact of the cyclone.
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