Myanmar-another
cyclone brewing
Another
"significant" tropical cyclone is brewing in the Andaman Sea,
and it has Myanmar's major
city, Yangon, in its cross-hairs.
While the
storm is only forming now, it still is dropping rain on the ravaged region, and
packs sustained winds of up to 35 mph, according to the Joint Typhoon
Warning Center.
This
cyclone is approaching Yangon from the
opposite direction that Tropical Cyclone Nargis did. That storm formed in the Bay of Bengal, headed east, and struck with Category 4
hurricane strength in the Irrawaddy River Delta region. This second storm is
forming in the Andaman Sea, headed West and may gain strength after it
passes Myanmar and heads out
into the Bay of Bengal.
With the
official death toll climbing by the day, and Myanmar's military junta still
restricting the access of relief workers, some 2 million people may be at risk
of starvation or disease because of atrocious living conditions in the wake of
Nargis.