About Cyclone Nargis
Posted by Jaxon on May 9th, 2008
If you’d been watching the news, you’ll be aware that tropical cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on 4 May and left terrible destruction in its wake. Thailand was spared and only experienced some rains in the north.
But a UN weather expert warned today that further cyclones could hit Myanmar:
GENEVA (AFP) - - Myanmar could suffer another major storm this season even as it braces for more bad weather after the devastating impact of Cyclone Nargis, a UN weather expert warned Friday.
“It’s not rare if they have another (cyclone),” said Yuichi Ono, a programme officer for the UN’s International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR).
The Bay of Bengal generally sees two cyclone ‘peaks’ either side of the monsoon season which is likely to start by the end of May, Ono told AFP.
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