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Cyclone Nargis, 2008

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Topical headingCyclone Nargis, 2008
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Variant(s)Nargis, Cyclone, 2008
See alsoCyclones
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Found inWork cat.: Contemporary Southeast Asia : A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs, 2008: v. 30, no. 3, p. 379 (Selth, Andrew. Even Paranoids Have Enemies: Cyclone Nargis and Myanmar's Fears of Invasion)
Wikipedia, Feb. 4, 2009 (Cyclone Nargis (JTWC designation: 01B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis), was a strong tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Burma (officially known as Myanmar). The cyclone made landfall in the country on May 2, 2008, causing catastrophic destruction and at least 146,000 fatalities with thousands more people still missing.)