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Thousands flee after Myanmar rebels use drones to bomb Rohingya villagers

Arakan Army targeting Muslim minority as Myanmar’s military are driven out of Rakhine, UN official says

The Guardian - UK

Indian consulate in Sittwe relocates staff in view of situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, says MEA

India relocates consulate staff from Sittwe to Yangon due to fighting in Myanmar's Rakhine state, monitoring security closely.

The Hindu

Myanmar fighting intensifies near India border, curfew imposed in Sittwe

Offensive launched by anti-coup forces two weeks ago puts pressure on military and is spreading nationwide.

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'Mocha' action shows SAC's ability

The extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha was a very powerful and deadly tropical cyclone, but technological advances, an early warning system and the effective action of the State Administrative Council (SAC) of Myanmar and the collective effort of the public saved thousands of lives across the Rakhine coast, and Sittwe,…

Bangkok Post

Deadly Storm Compounds Need for Aid in Myanmar

Residents at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons said cyclone Mocha had made hundreds of Rohingya refugees “disappear.”

The News Lens

Myanmar junta says 145 died in cyclone, NGOs fear higher toll

Myanmar's military-controlled media said on Friday 145 people were killed when Cyclone Mocha hit the country this week, in stark contrast to reports from rights groups and residents who fear hundreds may have died.

Reuters

UN not given access to Rohingya refugee camps after Cyclone Mocha

UNHCR says it’s awaiting permission from Myanmar government to distribute health supplies in Sittwe, where an estimated 90% of Rohingya homes have been destroyed

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Myanmar reports 145 deaths caused by Cyclone Mocha, most among Rohingya

The death toll from Cyclone Mocha has reached 145 in Myanmar, its junta said Friday, with most of the dead from the persecuted Rohingya minority.

France 24

Cyclone Mocha death toll reaches 145 in Myanmar

Yangon (AFP) - The death toll from Cyclone Mocha has reached 145 in Myanmar, its junta said Friday, with most of the dead from the persecuted Rohingya minority.

AFP

Official death toll in Myanmar cyclone rises to at least 54

India is sending more aid to Yangon, but communications remain difficult, hampering the disaster response.

Al Jazeera

Survivors wait ‘in hell’ after Cyclone Mocha pummels Myanmar

Residents tell Al Jazeera of widespread destruction from the storm’s ferocious winds and say they have yet to get help.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar cyclone relief faces hurdles

SITTWE, Myanmar: Residents in the capital of cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state queued for rice and drinking water as the United Nations negotiated with the internationally isolated Myanmar junta for access to hard-hit areas.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar residents hunt for water as UN asks junta for access

Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) - Residents of Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state capital queued for rice and drinking water on Wednesday as the United Nations negotiated with the internationally isolated junta for access to hard-hit areas.

AFP

Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 81 in Myanmar

Bu Ma (Myanmar) (AFP) - The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar rose to at least 81 on Tuesday, according to local leaders, officials and state media, as villagers tried to piece together ruined homes and waited for aid and support.

AFP

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Rohingya in Myanmar count the dead after Cyclone Mocha

Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) - Rohingya families in cyclone-hit Myanmar buried loved ones outside shattered villages and searched the seashore for the missing, expecting little help from a government that denies their identity.

Bangkok Post

Cyclone toll in Myanmar's Rakhine state at least 41

SITTWE: The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar's Rakhine state rose to at least 41 on Tuesday, local leaders said.

Al Jazeera

Cyclone Mocha may have killed ‘hundreds’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Communications problems are making it difficult to assess the extent of the damage caused by the massive storm.

The New Daily

Six dead, 700 injured as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar

Rescuers have evacuated about 1000 people after powerful Cyclone Mocha hit western Myanmar, killing six people.

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Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 29 in Myanmar

Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) - The death toll from Cyclone Mocha which barrelled through the Bay of Bengal rose on Monday as contact was slowly restored to western Myanmar, with 29 people reported dead.

AFP

Myanmar port city slowly reopens after deadly Cyclone Mocha

Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) - Contact was slowly being restored on Monday with tens of thousands of people cut off in a major Myanmar port city as the death toll from a cyclone that tore through the west of the country and neighbouring Bangladesh rose to at least five.

AFP

Myanmar port city cut off after deadly Cyclone Mocha

Kyauktaw (Myanmar) (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people in a major Myanmar port city were cut off from contact on Monday after a deadly cyclone tore through the west of the country and neighbouring Bangladesh.

The Hindu

Cyclone Mocha floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 700 injured

Rescuers early May 15 evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet ) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications in one of Asia’s least developed countries.

AFP

Myanmar port city cut off in Cyclone Mocha aftermath

Kyauktaw (Myanmar) (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people in a major Myanmar port city were cut off from contact on Monday after a cyclone tore through the west of the country and neighbouring Bangladesh.

Reuters

At least three killed as powerful storm batters Myanmar

At least three people were killed, 13 injured and more than 1,000 buildings were damaged when Cyclone Mocha pummelled western Myanmar, state-run media said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Powerful Cyclone Mocha floods streets, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 3 killed

Powerful Cyclone Mocha has flooded streets, blew off roofs and severed communications in western Myanmar

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