Wind speeds at 200 kilometers per hour and tidal wave surges 3.6 meters in height described Cyclone Nargis as it buffeted Ayeyarwady Delta on May 2nd and 3rd of the Year 2008. This study examined the Cyclone's impacts on humans and the role of forests in mitigating damage to man in his environment. Four hundred and fifty (450) households in 28 communities of Bogale Township, Ayeyarwady Delta were interviewed for this study. As expected, human mortality decreased with distance from the cyclone track. Also, communities adjacent to forest stands did not suffer as much. Storm surges into human settlements swept hundreds of humans along as they sped back into the sea. Most survivors reported that as they were carried along towards bare mangrove trunks, they held on and were saved. The Cyclone increased local awareness of the importance of forests in mitigating cyclones and similar disasters.