Myanmar Cyclone (Nargis), 2008
Country Myanmar
Location Yangon, Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon states
Brief Overview of the Disaster
On 2 May 2008 tropical cyclone Nargis hit the coast of Myanmar and devastated large parts of the low-lying Irrawaddy delta. Winds exceeding 190 kilometres per hour ripped through the Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon for more than ten hours. Homes were flattened, more sturdy structures damaged, trees uprooted and power lines downed. In rural parts of the country up to 95 per cent of homes were wiped off the face of the earth.
Displaced Not specified
Dead 133,655
Missing Not specified
Injured Not specified
Housing Destroyed/Damaged Not specified
Total Damage and Losses (in USD) Not specified
Note Total affected:2,400,000
Main Source Not specified
GLIDE No. TC-2008-000057-MMR
morePublications
Select recovery documents and publications. Contributions welcome
- TCG Paper on shelter needs in Myanmar post Nargis recovery (PDF, 1.2MB)
2010 [UN-HABITAT] - Mainstreaming environment in into recovery: Myanmar (PDF, 592.6KB)
2009 [UNEP] - Current recovery status report 1-Myanmar (Cyclone Nargis) (PDF, 2.9MB)
2009 [Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Myanmar] - Lesson learned and way forward for resilient shelter interventions in rural Myanmar (PDF, 1MB)
Context: Post Nargis Shelter Intervention 2011 [UN-HABITAT, UN/ISDR] - Lessons for Operational Agencies: Cyclone Nargis (PDF, 723.1KB)
2008 [ALNAP] - Lessons from Cyclone Nargis: Recovery (PDF, 723.1KB)
2008 [ALNAP] - post nargis recovery plan Dec 2008 (PDF, 4.1MB)
2008 [ASEAN] - Post Nargis Action plan for recovery till july 2010 (PDF, 1.2MB)
2009 [ASEAN] - UNDP Myanmar community driven recovery (PDF, 1.6MB)
2009 [UNDP] - Reducing risk through environment in recovery operations (PDF, 983.9KB)
2009 [UNEP, UN/ISDR] - Post-Nargis joint assessment (PDF, 3.6MB)
A report prepared by the Tripartite Core Group comprised of Representatives of Government the Union of Myanmar, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the United Nations with the support of the Humanitarian and Development Community 2008 [ASEAN] - View all