Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Cyclone Updates

In my last blog on the Myanmar Cyclone, I mentioned that 350 people were feared dead. Here are some update facts on this situation from CNN.

-U.S. figures estimate more than 100,000 people may be dead
-Myanmar figures estimate that 22,000 people may be dead
-The Cyclone made landfall with wind gusts up to 150 mph and a storm surge of about 12 ft.
-95 percent of buildings in the delta region were destroyed
-According the the Myanmar Government, 41,000 people are missing from the delta region
-One million people are homeless
-2,000 square miles of the delta are still underwater.

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