This is an article from wikipedia.com. Fact about Cyclone Nargis.
cyclone NargisCyclone 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, given that Labutta Township alone was reported to have 80,000 dead, and the blocking of relief efforts, 100,000 may be an extremely conservative figure.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.
wind up to 190km per hour
the disasterLatest esstimation was the death toll to have risen to over 22,500 with a further 41,000 missing, resulting from a massive storm surge that swept into the vast Irrawaddy delta, southwest of Rangoon. The storm gathered momentum in the Bay of Bengal for several days and resulted in a wave that reached approximately 12 feet (3.5 metres) high, sweeping away low lying villages, leaving villagers with nowhere to find shelter.
Muslim Aid is trying hard to help thousand of survivors left homeless by the disaster. $200,000 has been allocated for the relief as we are going to provide aid and supplies of clean water and pharmaceuticals. InsyaAllah let us pray for the success to help them..
~little_khalifah~
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