The Irrawaddy Delta before the cyclone hit (left) and after (right) [Image: Nasa]

The two satellite photos above from the US space agency Nasa show the devastating affect of Cyclone Nargis which swept over the Irrawaddy delta region of Myanmar on Saturday.

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Rivers and lakes are sharply defined against a backdrop of vegetation and fallow agricultural land.

The image on the right taken on May 5 shows the entire coastal plain is flooded after the area took a direct hit from the cyclone.

The city of Yangon (located by the red rectangle) is almost completely surrounded by floods.

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