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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

The Guardian - UK

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

The lethal price of sweatshop development

It has been ten years since an eight-storey commercial building housing several textile factories on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed on April 24, 2013. The collapse of Rana Plaza claimed the lives of 1,134 people and severely injured 2,000 more, most of them women.

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Natural disasters caused 2.5 million internal displacements in India in 2022, report says

A report by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre states that India has had over 2.5 million internal displacements caused by natural disasters, most of which were caused by floods.

The Hindu

Mizoram records new parachute gecko

The parachute gecko has been reported to be distributed across parts of Mizoram, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia

The Hindu

Rohingya repatriation requires trust

Can the "pilot project" being undertaken to address the Rohingya situation in Myanmar offer any kind of resolution to their plight? Sadly, there is no chance for the Rohingya to return home right now, especially given what the delegation that returned from Myanmar on May 5 witnessed while in the…

Bangkok Post

Myanmar and Bangladesh begin cleaning up, counting casualties after devastating Cyclone Mocha

Recovery efforts are underway in Myanmar and Bangladesh after a powerful cyclone smashed into their coastlines, causing widespread destruction and at least 21 deaths, with hundreds of others believed missing

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Early warning, preparedness likely saved thousands of lives during Cyclone Mocha

Early warnings from weather agencies and better preparedness by local governments and aid agencies likely saved thousands of lives during a powerful cyclone that slammed into Bangladesh and Myanmar over the weekend

The Independent UK

Bangladesh rocked by power cuts as cyclone hits gas supply

Bangladesh faced its worst power cuts in over seven months as a deadly storm forced the closure of both its floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, less than a month after a scorching heatwave caused widespread outages in the south Asian country.

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

Cyclone 'Mocha' damages over 230 houses in Mizoram

Super cyclone ‘Mocha’ made landfall along the Myanmar-Bangladesh coasts on Sunday, after intensifying into the equivalent of a Category-5 storm

The Hindu

Cyclone Mocha cuts communications in Myanmar, kills three

Cyclone Mocha has resulted in at least three deaths in Myanmar and several injuries in neighbouring Bangladesh.

The New Daily

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

The Independent UK

Ferocious cyclone Mocha makes landfall, claims lives

Bangladesh and Myanmar are bracing as an extremely severe cyclone is set to hit their heavily populated coastal areas.

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France 24

Powerful cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar after hitting parts of Bangladesh

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.

The Hindu

India's U-19 girls put up grand opening show at South Asian Youth Table Tennis tournament

Yashaswini Ghorpade put India in the lead when she beat Oisha Rohman of Bangladesh in straight games

Evening Standard

Powerful Cyclone Mocha hits Bangladesh and Myanmar killing at least three

A powerful cyclone has hit the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar killing at least three people.

Al Jazeera

Flooding, communications blackout as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar

The storm is one of the most powerful to ever hit the region with winds as strong as 250km/h (155 mph).

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Dynamite News

BSF foils bid to smuggle gold biscuits into West Bengal's Dinajpur, apprehends two women

Border Security Forces on Sunday apprehended two Indian women from West Bengal's South Dinajpur district who were attempting to smuggle gold biscuits from Bangladesh to India, read a BSF statement. Read further on Dynamite News:

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A powerful cyclone has made landfall in Myanmar, killing at least three

Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing the roofs off buildings and killing at least three people.

Dynamite News

Kashmir's own Bangladesh village on verge of becoming hotspot for tourists

Located in North Kashmir's Bandipora district, Zurimanz, also known as Bangladesh, is a charming village nestled along the banks of the magnificent Wular Lake. Read further on Dynamite News;

The New Daily

Powerful Cyclone Mocha barrels towards Bangladesh and Myanmar

A powerful storm is closing in on the coasts of Bangladesh and Myanma, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands to safer locations.

Dynamite News

Cyclone Mocha to make landfall along Myanmar-Bangladesh coast today: IMD

The extremely severe cyclonic storm "Mocha" is likely to cross between Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar and Myanmar's Kyaukpyu, close to Sittwe around Sunday noon, said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Read further on Dynamite News:

Reuters

Cyclone Mocha floods Myanmar port city, sparing major refugee camps

Storm surges whipped up by a powerful cyclone moving inland from the Bay of Bengal inundated the Myanmar port city of Sittwe on Saturday, but largely spared a densely-populated cluster of refugee camps in low-lying neighbouring Bangladesh.

The Independent UK

Bangladesh, Myanmar bracing as Cyclone Mocha set to make landfall

Bangladesh and Myanmar are bracing as an extremely severe cyclone is set to hit their coastal areas, as authorities told thousands of people in both countries to seek shelter

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