A devastating cyclone has killed 10,000 people and left 3,000 missing in army-ruled Myanmar according to provisional estimates, a diplomat said on Monday after a Myanmar government briefing on Saturday's storm.
Here is a chronology of some major cyclones in Asia since 1960:
Oct. 30, 1960 - BANGLADESH - About 10,000 people are killed after a cyclone packing winds of 210 km per hour (131 mph) hits Bangladesh at night.
May 9, 1961 - BANGLADESH - About 12,500 people are killed in a cyclone with top wind speed of 161 kph (101 mph).
May 28, 1963 - BANGLADESH - Severe cyclone hits Chittagong coast in the night, destroying about 1 million homes, and killing more than 11,500 people.
Nov. 12, 1970 - BANGLADESH - The country's deadliest cyclone destroys Chittagong and dozens of coastal villages, killing around 500,000 people.
Nov. 19, 1977 - INDIA - More than 10,000 people die when a cyclone hits India's southeast Andhra coast. The storm disrupts life for 5.4 million people in 830 villages, and damages 1.4 million hectares (3.5 million acres) of cropland.
May 24, 1985 - BANGLADESH - About 11,000 people killed in cyclone that hit Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and coastal islands.
April 29, 1991 - BANGLADESH - Around 143,000 people are killed after cyclone pummels the southern coast with a 15-foot tidal surge.
Oct. 29, 1999 - INDIA - A "super-cyclone" slams into northeast state of Orissa. At least 9,885 are killed.
Nov. 15, 2007 - BANGLADESH - Cyclone Sidr strikes Bangladesh, killing around 3,500 people.
May 4, 2008 - MYANMAR - A devastating cyclone strikes Myanmar, killing nearly 4,000 people and leaving thousands more missing.
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