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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.

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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.

The New Daily

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:

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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.

Reuters

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

The Independent UK

Coach takes blame for Chaba Kaew's shock loss

Thailand women's football coach Naruepol Kaenson says he is to blamed for Chaba Kaew's shock 4-2 semi-final loss to Myanmar in the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia on Friday night.

Bangkok Post

Powerful Tropical Cyclone Mocha threatens humanitarian disaster in Bangladesh, Myanmar

The storm intensified so quickly that it outranks all but a few other storms in the region's history.

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Mass evacuations ahead of Cyclone Mocha

Bangladesh and Myanmar have warned hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate ahead of a severe cyclone that is set to hit the two countries on Sunday afternoon, potentially causing widespread destruction to one of the most vulnerable areas in the region.

Bangkok Post

Thousands along Bangladesh, Myanmar coast told to seek shelter as powerful Cyclone Mocha approaches

Volunteers in coastal districts of Bangladesh are using loudspeakers to urge people to seek shelter as the delta nation braces for an extremely severe cyclone, which is expected to slam ashore in Bangladesh and Myanmar in the next 24 hours

The Independent UK

Doha photo exhibition sheds light on life of Rohingya refugees

Images by three young Rohingya photographers are on display in Qatari capital as part of Tasweer photo festival.

Al Jazeera

Cyclone Mocha heads to Bangladesh, Myanmar coasts as thousands flee

A powerful storm packing winds of up to 175 kph (109 mph) barrelled towards the coasts of eastern Bangladesh and Myanmar on Saturday, threatening around a million Rohingya refugees and others living in low-lying areas.

Reuters

Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Mocha nears Myanmar, Bangladesh

Fears for the safety of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in path of potentially devastating storm.

Al Jazeera

Cyclone Mocha threatens world’s largest refugee camp on Myanmar-Bangladesh border

Predicted to make landfall on Sunday, preparations are under way for a partial evacuation of the camp in Cox’s Bazar

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone Mocha may impact entire northeast: IMD

GUWAHATI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the entire northeastern region may be impacted by Cyclone Mocha which is expected to hit the Myanmar-Bangladesh coast on Sunday.

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The Hindu

Cyclone Mocha to be stronger than expected

Cyclone Mocha, currently located in the eastern Bay of Bengal, is likely to be stronger than initially forecast but poses little threat to India, with all of its fury likely to be concentrated in Myanmar and parts of Bangladesh, suggests the latest forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Bangkok Post

Myanmar braces for Cyclone Mocha

SITTWE, Myanmar: Hundreds of people sought shelter and higher ground in western Myanmar on Friday ahead of a looming cyclone forecast to bring high winds and a storm surge to the eastern Bay of Bengal.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of thousands to be evacuated as Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for severe cyclone threat

Authorities in Bangladesh and Myanmar are preparing to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people as they brace for a severe cyclonic storm churning in the Bay of Bengal

The Hindu

Beyond Manipur violence: drugs and demographics in hill districts

On May 8, when Imphal was reeling under curfew in the aftermath of the May 3 violence, the Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB) — a specialised unit of the State police — raided a property in the Mantripukhri area of the city. It seized 77 gunny bags, suspected to…

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Asean urges South China Sea restraint, 'concerned' about Myanmar

LABUAN BAJO: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders on Thursday urged restraint and peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea and said a surge in missile tests by North Korea was a threat to regional peace.

Reuters

Indonesia president says Myanmar human rights abuses cannot be tolerated

Violations of human rights in military-ruled Myanmar cannot be tolerated and violence should be immediately halted and people must be protected, Indonesia's president said on Thursday at the conclusion of a Southeast Asian leaders summit.

The Hindu

Deep depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm Mocha

The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm— Mocha— overnight and it is likely to make landfall between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Sittwe in Myanmar, officials said on May 11 morning.

The Independent UK

ASEAN leader acknowledges no progress toward ending Myanmar's deadly civil strife

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has somberly acknowledged to fellow Southeast Asian leaders that no progress has been made to end the civil strife gripping Myanmar

Reuters

ASEAN will not give up on Myanmar peace despite no progress - minister

Southeast Asia's ASEAN grouping will not give up trying to end violence in fellow member Myanmar even though the ruling military there has made no progress on a peace plan it agreed with the bloc two years ago, Indonesia said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Local community key to delivering Myanmar aid

Last month, I undertook a 10-day trip along the Thai-Myanmar border. In part its purpose was to explore further the nature and workings of the local governance structures which Scott Guggenheim and I had argued needed to be supported by the international community in our piece entitled "Taking risk and…

ABC News

Australian doctor Rose McGready needs help to keep her life-saving clinics in Myanmar open

Rose McGready's world-renowned research could save your life if you contract malaria. But the unassuming Australian doctor now needs to raise enough money to keep her life-saving clinics afloat.

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