Tropical cyclone Nargis. TERRA satellite image of tropical cyclone Nargis over the Burma, on 3rd May 2008. India is at top left, the Bay of Bengal is

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Tropical cyclone Nargis. TERRA satellite image of tropical cyclone Nargis over the Burma, on 3rd May 2008. India is at top left, the Bay of Bengal is at left. Nargis made landfall in Burma on 2nd May 2008, destroying thousands of buildings and causing widespread flooding. As of 6th May the death toll is at 22,000, with 41,000 people still missing. Nargis was the first cyclone of the 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season.

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