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What happened in myanmar in may 2008? How were people impacted? How many people were impacted?

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Answered by abhishekkumar503030
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Cyclone Nargis.

... The cyclone made landfall in Myanmar on Friday, 2 May 2008, sending a storm surge 40 kilometres up the densely populated Irrawaddy delta, causing catastrophic destruction and at least 138,373 fatalities.

The Labutta Township alone was reported to have 80,000 dead, with about 10,000 more deaths in Bogale ...

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Answered by gratefuljarette
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Myanmar witnessed a major cyclone called Nargis in 2008. Number of people and towns were affected by the cyclone. There were approximately 2.5 million people who were affected

Explanation:

  • Cyclone Nargis was one of the most destructive and deadly cyclone which made a landfall in Myanmar. The cyclone impacted the country for two to three days and created a a lot devastation in the regions it crossed.
  • There were more than forty towns that were affected by the cyclone. There were more that ninety thousand people who lost their lives and and over sixty thousands who were injured and many people went missing.
  • The cyclone had formed over Bay of Bengal and it traveled at  a major intensity while moving through Myanmar. The military rulers of the country were not very efficient in handling the situation in the country after the cyclone.

To know more about cyclones

The cyclones that are known as storms in India are:

(a) Temperate cyclones

(b) Winter cyclones

(c) Tropical cyclones

(d) Desert cyclones

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