Ya.This happened about a week ago. I didn't see any thread
discussing this, nor did I hear any ranting towards the Myammar
Junta's refusal to let Humantarian aids into the country. What's
wrong with those who demand freedom?
Cyclone Nargis was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall
in Burma (also known as Myanmar) on May 2, 2008, causing
catastrophic destruction and at least 22,980 fatalities with a
further 42,119 people still missing, and estimates on the final
total of fatalities ranging up to 100,000. However, the Labutta
Township alone was reported to have 80,000 dead and some have
estimated the death toll may be well over 100,000.
It is the deadliest named cyclone in the North Indian Ocean Basin,
as well as the second deadliest named cyclone of all time, behind
Typhoon Nina. Including unnamed storms, Nargis is the 8th deadliest
cyclone of all time. Nargis was the first tropical cyclone to
strike the country since Cyclone Mala made landfall in 2006.
The first named storm of the 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone
season, Nargis developed on April 27 in the central Bay of Bengal.
Initially it tracked slowly northwestward and, encountering
favorable conditions, it quickly strengthened. Dry air weakened the
cyclone on April 29, though after beginning a steady eastward
motion Nargis rapidly intensified to attain peak winds of at least
165 km/h (105 mph) on May 2; the Joint Typhoon Warning Center
assessed peak winds of 215 km/h (135 mph). The cyclone moved ashore
in the Ayeyarwady Division of Burma near peak intensity and, after
passing near the major city of Yangon (Rangoon), the storm
gradually weakened until dissipating near the border of Burma and
Thailand.
(This was taken from wikipedia. Taken from here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Nargis)