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Myanmar: Tropical Cyclone: 2004/05/28 Country Information on DRR

Period 2004/05/28
Country or District Myanmar
Event Type Tropical Cyclone
Outline On 19 May, a storm that formed over the Bay of Bengal crossed the southwest coast in Myanmar near the border with Bangladesh. The storm with winds of over 160 km per hour caused tidal surges and flooding in the four towns of Pauktaw, Myebon, Sittway and Kyaukpyu in Rakhine State. This storm killed at least 140 people in Myanmar and left 18,000 homeless
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Reuters Alertnet 2004/05/28
A cyclone last week killed at least 140 people in Myanmar and left 18,000 homeless.

OCHA Situation Report No. 1
On 19 May, a storm that formed over the Bay of Bengal crossed the southwest coast in Myanmar near the border with Bangladesh. The storm with winds of over 160 km per hour caused tidal surges and flooding in the four towns of Pauktaw, Myebon, Sittway and Kyaukpyu in Rakhine State.