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Event: TC Tropical Cyclone
Number: 2004-000027
Country: MMR Myanmar
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Date (YMD): 2004-5-27
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Information Source:UN-OCHA
Comments: On 19 May, a storm that formed over the Bay of Bengal crossed the southwest coast in Myanmar near the border with Bangladesh. The storm with winds of over 160 km per hour caused tidal surges and flooding in the four towns of Pauktaw, Myebon, Sittway and Kyaukpyu in Rakhine State. Latest data on the impact is as follows: - 140 dead, out of which 139 dead in Myebon - 7 missing - 3,700 families (approximately 18,000 people) affected and made temporarily homeless - Over 1,000 houses destroyed, 960 damaged. Property damage was most acute in Pauktaw.
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TC-2004-000027----
Tropical Cyclone,(Non-Localized): CYCLONIC STORM are located on CENTRAL AND ADJOINING NORTH BAY OF BENGAL