Three dead as Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar

Three dead as Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar
Buildings damaged by Cyclone Mocha in Kyauk Phyu township in Rakhine State in Myanmar (Military True News Information Team via AP)

Thousands of people were hunkering down in monasteries, pagodas and schools, taking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing roofs off buildings and killing at least three people.

The centre of Cyclone Mocha made landfall on Sunday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state near Sittwe township, with wind speeds of up to 130 miles an hour, Myanmar’s meteorological department said.

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