When Cyclone Nargis hit Burma on Saturday it caused extensive damage to the area and some reports have the death toll climbing to a possible 50000. Some areas had as much as two days notice but the magnitude of the storm may not have been understood by those who live there.
Winds exceeded 120mph leaving structures stripped to frames or less. Cyclone Nargis has had the largest death toll of a natural event since the tsunami of 2004 on Boxing Day killed an estimated 31000 in Sri Lanka.
Here is a great article from the BBC covering the cyclone:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7384041.stm
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