Advertisement On the afternoon of May 14, Extremely Severe Cyclone Mocha made landfall near Sittwe, the capital of Myanmar’s strife-afflicted Rakhine State. With windspeeds over 200 km/h, Mocha was one of the strongest cyclones ever to form in the north Indian Ocean. The State Administration Council (SAC) junta declared much of Rakhine State and four … Read more
Advertisement One week has passed since the United Nations sought a flash appeal of $375 million to help millions of people affected by a storm that ravaged sections of Myanmar and Bangladesh. The U.N. said it was requesting $122 million in supplementary funding in addition to $211 million in existing funds for cyclone response in … Read more
Locals ride a motorbike on a road while fallen trees lie near a mosque after Cyclone Mocha in Sittwe township, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Monday, May 15, 2023. Credit: AP Photo Advertisement Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful cyclone injured … Read more