Aid was used as a weapon of war against victims of an ongoing genocide: shocking, yes, but part of the junta’s long track record of weaponizing humanitarian assistance. In 2008, when Cyclone Nargis ...

Myanmar's ruling junta said Friday it will let foreign aid workers and commercial ships help survivors in the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, but refused to relent on accepting aid from U.S., ...

Senior International Correspondent for CNN and is based at the network’s second largest production hub in London, England. British-born Rivers joined CNN’s roster of anchors and correspondents ...

YANGON, Myanmar Apowerful cyclone killed more than 350 people and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said yesterday. Some dissident groups worried that the military junta running ...

The chances of a cyclone forming near Florida have again increased, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) say. Why It Matters If tropical storm formation occurs, it will become the ...

The second tropical cyclone to hit southern China this month continues to drop heavy rain while also damaging cropland, public infrastructure, and homes. The fate of the Salween River, a target for ...

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

THA GYAR HIN OH, Myanmar — The monsoon is due any day now, and for the hundreds of villagers with fresh memories of last year's deadly Cyclone Nargis, an emergency shelter that opened Saturday ...

Seventeen years ago, President George W. Bush in June 2008 authorized the USS Essex battlegroup to deliver humanitarian aid to areas of Myanmar devastated by Cyclone Nargis after the regime refused to ...

Although it's not an iconic Spoiler II homologation special, this Cyclone is also a rare gem. It's been restored after 40 years in a basement.