17
July 2012
Burma is
vulnerable to natural disasters and humanitarian crises.
The worst recent
natural disaster, Cyclone Nargis, struck Burma
on May 2-3, 2008. Around 140,000
people lost their lives and
2.4 million people were severely affected. On Oct.
22, 2010,
in Arakan State, Cyclone Giri left 45 people dead and affected
the
lives of some 260,000 people.
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