Coverage dated May 13, 2023 to May 18, 2023

Cyclone Mocha Death Toll Rises to 41 in Myanmar's Rakhine State

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Mocha made landfall Sunday, downing power pylons and smashing wooden fishing boats to splinters

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Washington Times
Powerful Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar, tearing off roofs and killing at least 3 (opens Washington Times)
Published May 13, 2023
Washington Times's feed description
Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing roofs off buildings and killing at least three people.
Al Jazeera
Three dead as cyclone Mocha hits Bangladesh, Myanmar (opens Al Jazeera)
Published May 13, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
The storm caused flooding, uprooted trees, ripped apart homes, and killed at least three people.
Fox News
Deadly storm Cyclone Mocha hits Burma, Bangladesh (opens Fox News)
Published May 13, 2023
Fox News's feed description
Costal cities in Burma and Bangladesh were left reeling Sunday as Cyclone Mocha made landfall, displacing some 500,000 people and killing at least three.
CNN
Early reports of 'extensive damage' as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar's coast (opens CNN)
Published May 14, 2023
CNN's feed description
One of the strongest cyclones to ever hit Myanmar has cut communications to coastal areas as aid groups warn that early reports suggest the damage is "extensive."
Latin Times
Powerful Cyclone Mocha Hits Bangladesh And Myanmar Coast (opens Latin Times)
Published May 14, 2023
Latin Times's feed description
More than 1,300 shelters, as well as 16 mosques and educational facilities, were damaged by the wind.
New York Post
Powerful Cyclone Mocha floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 700 injured (opens New York Post)
Published May 14, 2023
New York Post's feed description
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.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Cyclone Mocha Floods Homes and Leaves at Least 700 Injured in Western Myanmar (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published May 14, 2023
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
Rescuers have evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 12 feet deep along western Myanmar’s coast after powerful Cyclone Mocha injured hundreds and cut off communications.
Phys
Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 29 in Myanmar (opens Phys)
Published May 14, 2023
Phys's feed description
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.
CBS News
Cyclone Mocha slams Myanmar and Bangladesh, but few deaths reported thanks to mass-evacuations (opens CBS News)
Published May 14, 2023
CBS News's feed description
Hundreds of thousands of people in vulnerable, low-lying areas of Myanmar and Bangladesh were evacuated ahead of the storm, likely saving many lives.
Al Jazeera
Cyclone Mocha may have killed ‘hundreds’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine (opens Al Jazeera)
Published May 15, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
Communications problems are making it difficult to assess the extent of the damage caused by the massive storm.
France 24
Rohingya community particularly affected as Cyclone Mocha's death toll rises in Myanmar (opens France 24)
Published May 15, 2023
France 24's feed description
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.
Voice of America
Cyclone Mocha Death Toll Rises to 41 in Myanmar's Rakhine State (opens Voice of America)
Published May 15, 2023
Voice of America's feed description
Mocha made landfall Sunday, downing power pylons and smashing wooden fishing boats to splinters
Fox News
Burma recovering after deadly Cyclone Mocha; at least 21 dead, hundreds believed missing (opens Fox News)
Published May 15, 2023
Fox News's feed description
At least 21 are dead and hundreds believed to be missing in Burma on Tuesday after Cyclone Mocha barreled into the coastline with 130 mph winds on Sunday.
Washington Times
Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown (opens Washington Times)
Published May 17, 2023
Washington Times's feed description
At least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged in Myanmar by a powerful cyclone last weekend, state television MRTV reported Thursday.
The Boston Globe
Myanmar says official death toll from Cyclone Mocha at least 145, says aid is being provided (opens The Boston Globe)
Published May 18, 2023
The Boston Globe's feed description
Myanmar says the death toll from a powerful cyclone this week has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 Muslim Rohingya.
Al Jazeera
Official Cyclone Mocha death toll in Myanmar rises to 145 (opens Al Jazeera)
Published May 18, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
Official death toll surges as the UN says at least 800,000 people in need of emergency food aid and other assistance.
France 24
Cyclone Mocha death toll reaches 145 in Myanmar (opens France 24)
Published May 18, 2023
France 24's feed description
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.
Deutsche Welle
Myanmar: Cyclone Mocha death toll reaches 145 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published May 18, 2023
Deutsche Welle's feed description
Rakhine state was badly hit by the strongest storm in at least a decade. Local officials fear the number of victims is much higher, while the UN says 800,000 people urgently need food aid.
France 24
Myanmar reports 145 deaths caused by Cyclone Mocha, most among Rohingya (opens France 24)
Published May 18, 2023
France 24's feed description
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.
Axios
Official death toll in Myanmar from Cyclone Mocha jumps to at least 145 (opens Axios)
Published May 18, 2023
Axios's feed description
There are fears the death toll could continue to significantly rise.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54 (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published May 18, 2023
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
BANGKOK >> At least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged in Myanmar by a powerful cyclone last weekend, state television MRTV reported Thursday.
Los Angeles Times
At least 145 dead from Cyclone Mocha, Myanmar says (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published May 18, 2023
Los Angeles Times's feed description
Myanmar says the death toll from a powerful cyclone this week has risen to at least 145, including 117 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority group.

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