Damage and at least five deaths have been reported, but the true impact was not yet clear in one of Asia’s least developed countries.
Strong winds injured more than 700 of about 20,000 people who were sheltering in sturdier buildings on the highlands of Sittwe township such as monasteries, pagodas and schools, according to a leader of the Rakhine Youths Philanthropic Association in Sittwe.A woman stands next to her damaged house after Cyclone Mocha’s landfall touched down at the Shahpori Dwip, Teknuf area near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on May 14, 2023.
“After 4 p.m. yesterday, the storm weakened a bit, but the water did not fall back. Most of them sat on the roof and at the high places of their houses the whole night. The wind blew all night,” the rescue group leader said. A man walks past a fallen tree on power lines in Teknaf on May 14, 2023, during the Cyclone Mocha’s landfall.A family walks along with their goods during Cyclone Mocha’s landfall at the Shahpori Dwip, Teknuf area near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on May 14, 2023.Several injuries were reported in neighboring Bangladesh, which was spared the predicted direct hit.
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