Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis (Burmese: နာဂစ်; Urdu: نرگس, [ˈnərɡɪs]) was an extremely destructive and deadly tropical cyclone that caused the...
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Ayeyarwady Region (section Cyclone Nargis)
Region was the site of heavy devastation when Cyclone Nargis made landfall in early May 2008. The cyclone made landfall on the town of Wagon near Haigyi...
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been 15 tropical cyclones in the 21st century so far with a death toll of at least 1,000, of which the deadliest was Cyclone Nargis, with at least 138...
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Myanmar Navy (section May 2008 Cyclone Nargis)
as 25 Burmese naval ships may have been sunk in the storm caused by Cyclone Nargis in May 2008, while an unknown number of naval personnel and their family...
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witnessed some of the deadliest storms in the Bay of Bengal, including Cyclone Nargis in May 2008, which struck the low-lying Irrawaddy Delta near Yangon...
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Unlike during Cyclone Nargis in 2008, the Government of Myanmar took steps to ensure the safety of residents in the path of Cyclone Giri. An estimated...
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Ocean cyclone on record was Cyclone Amphan in 2020, which caused $15.5 billion in damages. Cyclone Nargis became the second costliest cyclone in 2008...
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on a smaller scale, in relief missions, especially after the deadly Cyclone Nargis of May 2008. The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) was formed as the Burmese Air...
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Climate of Asia (section Tropical cyclones)
neighboring Myanmar, Cyclone Nargis struck the low-lying Irrawaddy Delta in May 2008 with strong winds and a 3.7 m (12 ft) storm surge. Nargis killed an estimated...
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Look up nargis or Nargis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nargis (1929–1981) was an Indian actress. Nargis may also refer to: Nargis (Pakistani actress)...
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Bangladesh tropical cyclones 1991 Bangladesh cyclone 1999 Odisha cyclone Cyclone Nargis (2008) – the deadliest named tropical cyclone worldwide in terms...
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History of Myanmar (section Cyclone Nargis)
"discipline-flourishing democracy" for the country in the future. On 3 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated the country when winds of up to 215 km/h (135 mph) touched...
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the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, and Cyclone Nargis in 2008. In the North Atlantic Ocean, there have been 2,462 tropical cyclones, including at least 1...
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simultaneously. The first and most destructive storm of the season, Cyclone Nargis struck the Irrawaddy Delta in southern Myanmar, with a 3 to 5 m (9.8...
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Note: Earlier versions of this list have included the so-called 'Bombay Cyclone of 1882' in tenth position, but this supposed event has been proven to...
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Burma Global Action Network (section Cyclone Nargis)
response to Military Than Shwe and the junta's blockade of aid to the Cyclone Nargis aftermath victims, the international community called for a Humanitarian...
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path Cyclone Amphan – Took a similar path and had a similar intensity Cyclone Sidr Cyclone Nargis Cyclone Mora List of Bangladesh tropical cyclones List...
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On 2 May 2008, the delta suffered a major disaster, devastated by Cyclone Nargis, which reportedly killed at least 77,000 people with over 55,900 missing...
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Bogale (section Nargis cyclone)
house arrest for a few years. On May 2, 2008, Cyclone Nargis reached the southern part of Myanmar. The cyclone resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands...
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Khet Mar (section Cyclone Nargis)
topics such as human rights and politics were banned in Burma. When Cyclone Nargis hit her country on May 3, 2008, there were a lot of casualties. It left...
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cyclone. Tropical cyclones portal India portal 1839 Coringa cyclone - another deadly cyclone in India during 1839. Cyclone Nargis - a deadly cyclone that...
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arrest until her release on 13 November 2010. The way the junta handled Cyclone Nargis was also internationally criticised. The council was officially dissolved...
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later echoed by the NASA and the NOAA. Major natural disasters included Cyclone Nargis in 2008 and earthquakes in Pakistan and China in 2005 and 2008, respectively...
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twenty-first century, including the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Cyclone Nargis (Myanmar, 2008), Sichuan Earthquake (China, 2008), Haiti Earthquake...
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Storm Nargis (01B), has weakened into a severe cyclonic storm. 3 May 00:00 UTC (5:30 a.m. IST) – The JTWC reports that Tropical Cyclone Nargis (01B),...
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Operation Desert Storm, and was part of the attempted US response to Cyclone Nargis. Juneau was decommissioned in 2008, and is part of the National Defense...
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and Mozambique; Storm Daniel, which became the deadliest cyclone worldwide since Cyclone Nargis after killing at least 11,000 people in Libya; a major 6...
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which later became Amphan. Cyclone Amphan was the strongest storm in the Bay of Bengal in 21 years and would break Nargis of 2008's record as the costliest...
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cyclones portal Cyclone Gonu – The most powerful tropical cyclone recorded in the Arabian Sea Cyclone Nargis – The sixth-deadliest tropical cyclone recorded...
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cost was US$13 billion beating the record of Cyclone Nargis. The deadliest is the 1839 India cyclone which hit the present day state of Andhra Pradesh....
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