The MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this image of Cyclone Nargis on May 2, 2008 at 6:45 UTC, the day after this image of Nargis in the Bay of Bengal was taken

The MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this image of Cyclone Nargis on May 2, 2008 at 6:45 UTC, the day after this image of Nargis in the Bay of Bengal was taken. It was originally thought the storm might hit Bangladesh, until it changed paths towards Myanmar, which is located southeast of Bangladesh. The storm bcame Category 4 and severely devastated large areas of the Burmese coast, leaving over 15,000 dead