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YANGON, Myanmar - A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday. Some dissident groups worried that the military junta running Myanmar would be reluctant to ask for international help.
Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit at a delicate time for the junta, less than a week ahead of a [...]

Chennai: The weather bureau on Monday predicted rain in Tamil Nadu following the development of cyclonic storm Nargis 700 km southeast of here in the Bay of Bengal, leaving many worried.
According to Balachandran, the Regional Director of the Meteorological Office here, Cyclone Nargis will move in a north-westerly direction and may cross the coast anywhere [...]