Cyclone Mocha Death Toll Crosses 140 in Myanmar

Cyclone Mocha has claimed more than 140 lives in Myanmar, reported the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC) reported. Highest number

On Thursday, 97 deaths were newly reported, including six local residents and 91 from the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, the information team said on Friday.

Cyclone Mocha damaged 183,024 houses, 1,711 religious buildings, 59 monasteries, 1,397 schools, 227 hospitals or clinics, 11 telecom towers, 119 lamp posts, two airports, and 340 departmental buildings in Myanmar.

Cyclone Mocha made landfall near Sittwe in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Sunday. At the time of landfall winds of up to 209 kph raged across Myanmar.