Cyclone slams Myanmar; Thai flood deaths rise

This week I chose to read an article about the Cyclone in Myanmar. The main points of the article are:

• cyclone hit the west coast of Myanmar
• Cyclone Giri had struck the coast near the western town of Kyaukphyu, with winds reaching 100 miles per hour, and could trigger a tidal surge of up to 12 feet in some towns on the Bay of Bengal coast
• tons of damage, many left homeless
• "The Mandalay area northeast of the coast where Giri made landfall has suffered torrential rain in the past few weeks and residents contacted by Reuters said there had been flash floods recently"
• "Coastal and delta regions in the Southeast Asian country are often hit by strong storms. More than 130,000 people were killed or went missing when Cyclone Nargis struck the Irrawaddy delta in May 2008"
• "two main roads linking Bagan to Mandalay had been damaged by torrential rain caused by Giri. In Thailand, at least 25 people had been killed since October 10, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Migitation said on Saturday, raising the toll from 17 on Friday. The state-run Narenthorn Emergency Medical Center put the death toll at 32"

Cyclone Giri struck the westcoast of Myanmar. There was a large amount of damage, and many people have been left homeless. Giri also damaged main roads connecting Bagan to Mandalay. The flood in Thailand has a death toll of 32.

Natural disasters are always devastating. It is really hard to read about Myanmar and Thailand, and all of the horrible things both these areas are dealing with. It is my hope that things start to turn around for these places, and that they can start the cleaning up and rebuilding processes.