Cyclone Mocha wreaks havoc in Myanmar, 81 people have died so far

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Cyclone Mocha has wreaked havoc in Myanmar. At least 81 people have died in Myanmar so far. The situation has become so bad that the people present here have to stand outside their dilapidated houses and wait for help. Cyclone Mocha hit the coast on Sunday. During this the wind speed was recorded at 195 km per hour. Strong winds uprooted poles and shattered wooden boats in coastal villages.

Local leaders said at least 46 people were killed in Buma and Khaung Dok Kar villages in Rakhine state. The area has a sizeable population of minority Rohingya Muslims. Myanmar’s state media reported that a monastery collapsed in a village in Rathedaung town, north of Rakhine’s capital Sittwe. 13 people died in this accident. In the present-day village near the monastery, a storm caused a building to collapse, killing a woman.

relatives are searching for loved ones

The head of Buma village said that more people are feared dead as more than 100 people are still missing. 66-year-old Abul Hu Son said that when we were trying to leave the area due to the storm, the stormy waves came and took my daughter away. When the storm stopped, we pulled ourselves together and started looking for our daughter. His dead body was found in the village pond.

Actually strong waves hit the coast with strong winds. During this the waves carried away the people on the shore and then when the storm subsided. Then the dead bodies of these people were found which were present somewhere in the lake and somewhere on the shore. People were seen searching for their near and dear ones.

China and the United Nations ready to help

Cyclone Mocha has been the deadliest storm to hit the region in the last decade. As it hit the coast, villages in Rakhine State were destroyed. Uprooted trees and snapped wire poles were observed. The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar has said it stands ready to provide emergency assistance. The UN refugee office says it is aware of the devastation in Rohingya camps. Relief work has been started in the affected areas.