| May 19, 2008
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The first cyclone of the 2008 season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma.
Cyclone Nargis hit the land with sustained winds of 130 mph and gusts of 150-160 mph, equivalent to a strong Category 3 or minimal Category 4 hurricane.
On the 5th news reports stated that several thousand people have been killed, and thousands more were missing. More recent reports...