Bangladesh was not damaged by Cyclone Mokha, which hit the Bay of Bengal last week, but Myanmar was devastated. The military government has admitted the death of 145 people in the country so far. However, the actual death toll is believed to be much higher. BBC news.
Myanmar’s military junta said most of the dead in the country were from the minority Rohingya community.
Military authorities had earlier claimed the death toll from gunshot wounds to only 21. But it was then that locals told the BBC that at least 40 people had died.
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According to the United Nations, Mokha was one of the strongest cyclones to hit the region this century. At least eight lakh people have been affected.
Myanmar’s Rakhine state has been devastated by this super strong storm with speeds of up to 209 kilometers per hour. There was also extensive damage in Sagaing and Magwe regions.
A total of 145 people died, the Myanmar junta said in a statement on Friday (19 May). Among them are 117 Rohingyas, 24 local residents and four army personnel.
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Before this official statement, various reports were claiming that the number of casualties was higher. Especially, in the places where the Rohingyas live.
The cyclone that struck last Sunday has destroyed hundreds of houses in Myanmar, uprooted trees and power poles, and severely damaged communication systems. Many people are still missing.
In the meantime, there have been reports that the military has attacked the locals. Thousands of people have fled their homes in northwestern Sagaing region as the army entered villages under cover of the typhoon.
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No loss of life was reported in neighboring Bangladesh in this storm. However, hundreds of houses have been destroyed.
15 years ago, Cyclone Nargis, one of Asia’s deadliest cyclones, wreaked havoc in Myanmar. Due to this, at least 140 thousand people died in the country.
Cyclones in this region are equivalent to Atlantic hurricanes and Pacific typhoons. Scientists say these storms are becoming stronger and more frequent due to climate change.
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