Official death toll from Cyclone Mocha at least 145 in Myanmar

An ethnic Rakhine man stands inside a damaged pagoda to help repair the roof after Cyclone Mocha hit Sittwe township (AP)

The official death toll from the powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar has risen to at least 145, including 117 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority, state television reported.

Broadcasters said the figure applied to the western state of Rakhine, where Cyclone Mocha did the most damage, but did not say how many storm-related deaths there have been in other parts of the country.