A powerful cyclone hit Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh Sunday, cutting off communications and leaving substantial damage in its wake. Cyclone Mocha made landfall as a strong Category 4 storm in …
Vietnam’s women get World Cup boost with football gold
Vietnam’s women scored a big pre-World Cup boost on Monday by beating Myanmar 2-0 to win gold at the Southeast Asian Games. Thi Thanh Nha Nguyen made sure of a fourth gold in a row with a curling shot …
Cyclone Mocha damages homes in Myanmar
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 …