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Asian cyclones are more intense than hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. |
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Coastal villages in Asia can be easily evacuated given several days' warning. |
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Most deaths due to cyclones are due to 'storm surges' caused when the cyclone churns up sea water. |
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See Ignored warnings 'worsened' situation in Myanmar. |
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Cyclone Sidr, which hit Bangladesh in 2007, caused more than 5,000 deaths. |