05.06.2008 9:30 am
Toll From 12 Foot Tall Storm Surge in Myanmar Now 22,000 Dead, 41,000 Missing
The death toll and list of missing people from this weekends cyclone and associated storm surge in Myanmar has surges to 22,000 dead, and at least 41,000 missing. Scenes of widespread destruction are emerging from this low-lying Bay of Bengal nation, and the scope of this disaster unfolds.
For more information on cyclones and storm surges, see “The Coast“, available from Facts on File.
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Tim Kusky is a professor of natural sciences and director of the Center for Environmental Science at St. Louis University. His research and teaching have focused on the fields of plate tectonics and the early history of the Earth, as well as natural hazards and disasters, satellite imagery, mineral and water resources and relationships between people and the natural environment. 
How horrifying. A 12 foot wave can go an awfully long distance on the flat delta. Some of the pictures look a lot like Banda Aceh after the Tsunami.