More than 850 houses, 64 schools, 14 health facilities and seven communication towers were destroyed or damaged, Reuters said, citing state-run television. At least three deaths were reported.
Cyclone Mocha made landfall Sunday afternoon near Sittwe township along Myanmar’s western coast with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour, tearing roofs off of homes and buildings, leaving some people trapped in low-lying areas of the Southeast Asian country.it was Myanmar's “strife-torn Rakhine State that bore the brunt of the storm.”
More than 850 houses, 64 schools, 14 health facilities and seven communication towers were destroyed or damaged, the news service said, citing state-run television. At least three deaths were reported. A local resident walks past the fallen trees in Kyauktaw, Myanmar, Monday after Cyclone Mocha made landfall.
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