Bogale Township

Bogalay Township is a township of Pyapon District in the Ayeyarwady Division of Myanmar.

In May 2008, the town of Bogale suffered heavily from Cyclone Nargis; the Myanmar foreign minister Nyan Win announced that around 10,000 people may have died in the town during the disaster.cite news
last = Mackinnon Rachel Stevenson and agencies
first = Ian
coauthors = Rachel Stevenson and agencies
title = Death toll rises to 22,000 as Burma appeals for aid
language = en
publisher = guardian.co.uk
date = May 6, 2008
url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/06/burma
accessdate = 2008-05-06]

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