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Myanmar Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis was a category three storm when
it hit Myanmar's densely-populated Irrawaddy Delta region
late on Friday 2 May 2008 - the same strength as Hurricane
Katrina when it struck the US city of New Orleans in 2005.
Winds peaking at more than 200 kph were followed by a huge
tidal surge that swept through the vulnerable low-lying delta
towns, wiping out entire communities. With the death toll
continuing the rise, Nargis looks set to be the worst storm
to hit Asia since 1991 when 143,000 were killed in Bangladesh.
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