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The death toll for Cyclone Mocha varies significantly. ASEAN reported a total of 145 deaths, [ 9 ] whereas the National Unity Government of Myanmar (NUG) stated that Cyclone Mocha killed at least 463 people, including three indirect deaths in Bangladesh.
The official death toll from the powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority, state television reported Friday.
The country's worst natural disaster in the 20th century was a cyclone in 1968, which killed more than 1,000 people when it hit Rakhine State in northwestern Myanmar. One of the most powerful storms to ever hit the country was Cyclone Mocha, which it moved ashore northwestern Myanmar in May 2023, killing at least 413 people.
The death toll from Cyclone Mocha varies significantly. ASEAN reported a total of 145 deaths, [29] whereas the National Unity Government of Myanmar (NUG) stated that Mocha killed at least 463 people, including three indirect deaths in Bangladesh. The cyclone also injured 719 people and left 101 others missing. [30]
Cyclone Mocha prompts heavy flooding and communication blackout in western Myanmar Cyclone Mocha: Six dead and widespread destruction after storm makes landfall in Myanmar Skip to main content
Cyclone Mocha roared in from the Bay of Bengal on Sunday with high winds and rain slamming a corner of neighboring Bangladesh an. At least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings ...
Cyclone Mocha destroyed 2,522 houses and damaged 10,469 others in May. [2] Three people died of indirect causes [3] and 12 others were injured. [4]Flooding in August killed 57 people, left several missing, displaced around 45,000 residents and affected 1.2 million others, as well as damaging over 2,700 shelters.
Rescue and recovery operations continued across portions of Bangladesh and Myanmar on Wednesday, three days after Cyclone Mocha's direct strike on the latter country left a trail of destruction ...