Cyclone claims at least 41 lives in Myanmar state

By Agence France-Presse

May 17, 2023 12:40 am

BU MA, Myanmar: The death toll in cyclone-hit villages of Myanmar's western Rakhine state rose to at least 41 on Tuesday, local leaders told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Packing winds of up to 195 kilometers (120 miles) per hour, Cyclone 'Mocha' made landfall on Sunday, downing power pylons and smashing wooden fishing boats to splinters.

MOCHA’S MISERY A Rohingya woman carries her baby next to her destroyed house at the Basara refugee camp in Sittwe, capital of Rakhine state, western Myanmar on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, two days after Cyclone ‘Mocha’ struck the country. AFP PHOTO

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