STORY: The roofs of some buildings belonging to a local monastery, the Metta Garden Charitable School, appeared to have been completely destroyed by the cyclone’s powerful winds. Residents along city …
Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured
Rescuers have evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 12 feet deep along western Myanmar’s coast after powerful Cyclone Mocha injured hundreds and cut off communications …
Early reports of ‘extensive damage’ as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar’s coast
One of the strongest cyclones to ever hit Myanmar has cut communications to coastal areas as aid groups warn that early reports suggest the damage is “extensive.” …
Cyclone Mocha batters Myanmar’s Rakhine State with winds and rain
Cyclone Mocha has left massive destruction across parts of Myanmar. Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh suffered minimal loss. CNN’s Rosemary Church interviews Johannes Van Der Klaauw, UNHCR’s …
Cyclone Mocha: Deadly storm hits Bangladesh and Myanmar coast
A powerful cyclone has hit the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar after intensifying into the equivalent of a category-five storm. Cyclone Mocha did not make landfall at the world’s largest refugee …
Powerful Cyclone Mocha floods streets, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 3 killed
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A powerful tropical cyclone flooded streets, blew off roofs and severed communications in western Myanmar on Sunday after thousands of people had crammed into monasteries, schools …
Powerful Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar, tearing off roofs and killing at least 3
Thousands of people have hunkered down in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful cyclone that slammed into the coast of Myanmar …
Powerful storm snaps communications network in Myanmar’s Rakhine
One of the strongest storms to hit Myanmar in recent years severely disrupted communications in the impoverished state of Rakhine, a major ethnic armed group and an aid worker said on Monday, making …
False posts tout unregistered supplement as ‘diabetes cure found in Myanmar’
Facebook posts shared thousands of times falsely claim scientists in Myanmar has discovered an “easy way to control blood sugar”. The posts link to an article that advertises unregistered supplement …
Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar; 3 dead; hundreds of thousands evacuated
Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday as Cyclone Mocha slammed into the coast of Myanmar, killing at least three people.