Strong winds injured more than 700 of about 20,000 sheltering on highlands of Sittwe township
A damaged market in Teknaf, Myanmar on May 14th. Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty
Water was still about 1.5m high in flooded areas on Monday morning but rescues were being made as the wind calmed and the sun rose in the sky. He asked civil society organisations and authorities to send aid and help evacuate residents. By Monday morning, it was downgraded from its severe status and was steadily weakening over land, according to the India Meteorological Department.High winds crumpled mobile phone towers but in videos collected by local media before communications were lost, deep water raced through streets and wind blew off roofs.
Local residents walk past the fallen trees after Cyclone Mocha hit Kyauktaw in Myanmar's Rakhine state on May 14th. Photograph: Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty UN agencies and aid workers in Bangladesh had pre-positioned tons of dry food and dozens of ambulances in the refugee camps that house more than 1 million Rohingya Muslims who fled persecution in Myanmar.
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