News > Cyclone Mocha may have killed ‘hundreds’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Cyclone Mocha may have killed ‘hundreds’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Rescue and relief efforts are underway in northwestern Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh after Cyclone Mocha crashed ashore, with one humanitarian group working in the affected area saying hundreds had been killed and some Rohingya camps destroyed. On Monday night, Myanmar’s military regime declared conflict-hit Rakhine, a “disaster area”, after winds as strong as 250 kmph (155 mph) brought down trees and telecommunication towers and ripped roofs from buildings.