YANGON, Myanmar, May 12 - The first UN aid convoy by land arrived Monday afternoon in Myanmar's main city of Yangon with shelter supplies for immediate distribution to some 10,000 victims of Cyclone ...

YANGON, Myanmar -- Six months after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar's coastline, killing tens of thousands of people, aid groups say once-lagging relief efforts have picked up pace but the task of ...

YANGON, Myanmar — Buddhist monks who demonstrated for democracy in Myanmar last year stepped in Monday to clean up damage from a cyclone in which more than 10,000 people were reported killed in ...

YANGON, May 10 (Reuters) - The shady streets of Yangon, one of Asia's greenest cities, could have been changed forever by Cyclone Nargis, which knocked down many of its 100-year-old trees.

Since the cyclone hit 11 days ago, already there are more than a dozen online groups on Facebook devoted to Nargis-related news and relief efforts with thousands of members.

Cyclone Mocha made landfall near Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh, passing through the city that is home to the world’s largest refugee encampment and raising fears of a humanitarian catastrophe.

THE CYCLONE -- Cyclone Nargis swept across the Irrawaddy Delta and southern Yangon, the former capital, on the evening of May 2, 2008 with winds of 240 kph (150 mph) DEATH AND DAMAGE ...

Tropical Cyclone Nargis destroys thousands of homes in the country, being run by a military junta. YANGON, Myanmar— A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people and destroyed thousands of ...

Official media in Yangon say 10,000 people were killed in one town alone after Cyclone Nargis. Another 30,000 people are said to be missing and aid has reportedly been delayed by government ...

YANGON, MYANMAR — The leader of Myanmar’s military government made his first visit to a relief camp since Cyclone Nargis, patting heads of babies and shaking hands of survivors, amid growing ...

A week has passed since Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar. The situation on the ground continues to deteriorate: food rationing is inadequate, medical supplies are running out and hundreds of thousands are ...

YANGON -- Myanmar raised its death toll from Cyclone Nargis on Tuesday to nearly 22,500 with a further 41,000 missing, nearly all of them from a massive storm surge that swept into the vast ...