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Myanmar: Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown
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Myanmar: Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown

BANGKOK: At least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged in Myanmar by a powerful cyclone last weekend, state television MRTV reported…

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Bangladesh: Thousands along Bangladesh, Myanmar coast told to seek shelter as powerful Cyclone Mocha approaches
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Bangladesh: Thousands along Bangladesh, Myanmar coast told to seek shelter as powerful Cyclone Mocha approaches

DHAKA: Volunteers in Bangladesh’s coastal districts were using loudspeakers to urge people to seek shelter on Saturday as the delta nation braced for an extremely…

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Thousands flee as Cyclone Mocha approaches Myanmar, Bangladesh
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Thousands flee as Cyclone Mocha approaches Myanmar, Bangladesh

SITTWE, Myanmar: Thousands fled Myanmar‘s west coast and officials in neighbouring Bangladesh raced to evacuate Rohingya refugees on Saturday as the most powerful cyclone in…

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