Cyclone Mocha is one of the strongest cyclones to ever hit the country and has killed at least six people. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Red Cross is pledging $50,000 in humanitarian aid to support relief efforts by its Myanmar counterpart afterThere are “many urgent humanitarian needs” and the Myanmar Red Cross Society has been preparing for an emergency response to aid affected communities, SRC said on Tuesday.
The Category 5 cyclone made landfall along the coast of Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Sunday afternoon, flattening villages in its wake. It unleashed winds of upwards of 210kmh and ripped roofs off homes, bringing a storm surge that inundated the state capital Sittwe. Non-governmental relief organisation Partners said on Twitter that there were many deaths and injuries. It cited a source, in one post, who said his camp was destroyed and that there may be more than 100 killed.Mr Benjamin William, secretary-general and chief executive of SRC, said: “We are deeply concerned by the destruction in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha.
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