Cyclone Nargis strikes Myanmar - Natural Disaster

It had been 12 days sine Cyclone Nargis strikes Myanmar. This is the worst tragedy in Asis for this year and a great loss for the Myanmar government.




On 2 May 08, tropical cyclone Nargis hit the coast of Myanmar. Massive storm ripped through the Myanmar's biggest city Yangon for over ten hours. Many building destroyed, trees uprooted, power lines down, many corpses- both humans and animals floating around and in rural parts of the country there are up to 95% of the homes were destroyed by the massive storm.



Five of Burma's regions have been declared disaster zones after cyclone Nargis hit the country.

Injured villagers with their destroyed homes after Cyclone Nargis in Bogalay township area one of the hardest hit regions in Myanmar 03 May 2008.

A dead body is seen floating in flood water.

A flooded village is seen in an aerial photograph

A broken temple after Cyclone Nargis