Thousands feared dead in Myanmar cyclone

Posted on May 5, 2008 at 8:53 pm.
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Myanmar, also known as Burma was hit hard by a cyclone. The devastating cyclone killed more than 10,000 people and left thousands more missing. The cyclone unleashed 12-foot tidal surges and high winds that swept away bamboo homes in low-lying coastal regions. Government officials welcomed international humanitarian aid. Cyclones develop over large bodies of warm water, and lose their strength when they move over land. The last major storm to ravage Asia was Cyclone Sidr, which killed 3,300 people in Bangladesh last November.