News about Cyclone Nargis, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

On May 2, 2004, Nigerian Christian militants attacked the Muslim town of Yelwa with firearms and machetes in reprisal for an attack in February 2004.

Seventeen years after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, the nation reflects on the catastrophic event that claimed over 138,000 lives and displaced approximately 2.4 million people, primarily in the ...

Myanmar’s people confront a sense that the country’s crises are escalating in scale, even as foreign support becomes more difficult to secure.

Previously, the military government refused and even blocked foreign aid for similar natural disasters, particularly after Cyclone Mocha in 2023 and Cyclone Nargis in 2008, the latter of which killed ...

As the people of Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand continue to suffer the effects of the earthquake that struck the region on March 28, a coalition of more than 200 Myanmar, regional, and international ...

The quake’s effects have once again aggravated and highlighted the vulnerability of women, girls, and gender-diverse people, who often bear the brunt of impacts from disaster. The quake comes months ...

In 2008, Cyclone Nargis killed over 130,000 people in the country. The government took days to accept significant aid and then inhibited its delivery. “For ‘disaster diplomacy’ to work – supporting ...

North American Construction Group reschedules the release of its Q4 financial results and conference call to March 19, citing impacts of Cyclone Alfred in Australia's Queensland region.

Video shows Queensland, Australia, after Cyclone Alfred dropped 15 inches of rain Numerous rivers are still in major flood stage, and there’s widespread beach erosion.

Here’s what you need to know about surviving the morning after Cyclone Alfred. Big waves hit a surf club on the Gold Coast on Thursday, March 6, as Cyclone Alfred gears up. Jason O'Brien ...

Rower Rescued After Getting Caught in Cyclone While Trying to Travel from U.S. to Australia Aurimas Mockus was reportedly attempting to travel from San Diego to Brisbane when he got caught in ...