Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54
Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown
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Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown
At least 145 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged in Myanmar by a powerful cyclone last weekend
Residents tell Al Jazeera of widespread destruction from the storm’s ferocious winds and say they have yet to get help.
Cyclone Mocha roared in from the Bay of Bengal on Sunday with high winds and rain slamming a corner of neighboring Bangladesh and a wider swath of western Myanmar's Rakhine state.
State media in Myanmar say at least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged by a powerful cyclone last weekend