Cyclone Nargis passed over Myanmar (Burma) after formed in the Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone Nargis passed over Myanmar (Burma) after formed in the Bay of Bengal. At one point, Nargis was a Category 4 strength typhoon, with sustained winds of 210 kilometers per hour (130 miles per hour), according to Unisys Weather. The typhoon lost strength before coming ashore on May 2 as a Category 2 storm, but it still carried very powerful winds and heavy rain in the low-lying coastal plains where it caused severe damage. News reports stated that over 15,000 people were killed by the storm, and another 3000 people were unaccounted for, as of May 5. Extensive flooding along the coastal plains where the storm passed were clearly seen in satellite imagery taken just after the storm passed.