Dhaka evacuates Rohingyas before cyclone hits

By Agence France-Presse

May 14, 2023 12:06 am

TEKNAF, Bangladesh: Bangladesh on Saturday moved to evacuate Rohingya refugees from 'risky areas' to community centers and hundreds fled an island as the most powerful cyclone in nearly

two decades barreled toward the South Asian country and neighboring Myanmar, officials said.

BEACH BODIES People gather at a beach in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on Friday, May 12, 2023, ahead of the expected landfall of Cyclone ‘Mocha.’ AFP PHOTO

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