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US imports of ‘blood teak’ from Myanmar continue despite sanctions

The harvesting of the luxury wood contributes to deforestation and profits from its sale support the country’s military regime

The Guardian - US

Hundreds feared dead after cyclone hits western Myanmar

Hundreds of people, including Rohingya Muslims, were feared dead after a cyclone struck Myanmar at the weekend, residents and aid groups said on Tuesday, with rescue efforts hampered by damage to infrastructure.

Reuters

Six dead, 700 injured as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar

Rescuers have evacuated about 1000 people after powerful Cyclone Mocha hit western Myanmar, killing six people.

The New Daily

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Cyclone 'Mocha' damages over 230 houses in Mizoram

Super cyclone ‘Mocha’ made landfall along the Myanmar-Bangladesh coasts on Sunday, after intensifying into the equivalent of a Category-5 storm

The Hindu

Outlawed GNLA regrouping in western part of Meghalaya: Officials

“Banned Garo National Liberation Army is “regrouping” and trying to send young people from the western Garo Hills region of Meghalaya to Myanmar for basic guerrilla warfare training,” officials said on May 15.

The Hindu

Cyclone Mocha floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 700 injured

Rescuers early May 15 evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet ) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications in one of Asia’s least developed countries.

The Hindu

At least three killed as powerful storm batters Myanmar

At least three people were killed, 13 injured and more than 1,000 buildings were damaged when Cyclone Mocha pummelled western Myanmar, state-run media said on Monday.

Reuters

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Cyclone Mocha cuts communications in Myanmar, kills three

Cyclone Mocha has resulted in at least three deaths in Myanmar and several injuries in neighbouring Bangladesh.

The New Daily

Powerful Cyclone Mocha floods streets, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 3 killed

Powerful Cyclone Mocha has flooded streets, blew off roofs and severed communications in western Myanmar

The Independent UK

Title in War Elephants' sight

Thailand are "one step away" from grabbing their first men's football gold medal of the SEA Games since 2017.

Bangkok Post

Manhunt for three escaped Queensland prisoners, deadly Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar, and NBA star Ja Morant suspended over new gun video — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News

Ferocious cyclone Mocha makes landfall, claims lives

Bangladesh and Myanmar are bracing as an extremely severe cyclone is set to hit their heavily populated coastal areas.

The New Daily

Powerful cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar after hitting parts of Bangladesh

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

France 24

Powerful Cyclone Mocha hits Bangladesh and Myanmar killing at least three

A powerful cyclone has hit the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar killing at least three people.

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Al Jazeera

Flooding, communications blackout as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar

The storm is one of the most powerful to ever hit the region with winds as strong as 250km/h (155 mph).

WEKU

A powerful cyclone has made landfall in Myanmar, killing at least three

Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing the roofs off buildings and killing at least three people.

The New Daily

Powerful Cyclone Mocha barrels towards Bangladesh and Myanmar

A powerful storm is closing in on the coasts of Bangladesh and Myanma, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands to safer locations.

Dynamite News

Cyclone Mocha to make landfall along Myanmar-Bangladesh coast today: IMD

The extremely severe cyclonic storm "Mocha" is likely to cross between Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar and Myanmar's Kyaukpyu, close to Sittwe around Sunday noon, said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Reuters

Cyclone Mocha floods Myanmar port city, sparing major refugee camps

Storm surges whipped up by a powerful cyclone moving inland from the Bay of Bengal inundated the Myanmar port city of Sittwe on Saturday, but largely spared a densely-populated cluster of refugee camps in low-lying neighbouring Bangladesh.

The Independent UK

Bangladesh, Myanmar bracing as Cyclone Mocha set to make landfall

Bangladesh and Myanmar are bracing as an extremely severe cyclone is set to hit their coastal areas, as authorities told thousands of people in both countries to seek shelter

Bangkok Post

Coach takes blame for Chaba Kaew's shock loss

Thailand women's football coach Naruepol Kaenson says he is to blamed for Chaba Kaew's shock 4-2 semi-final loss to Myanmar in the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia on Friday night.

Axios

Powerful Tropical Cyclone Mocha threatens humanitarian disaster in Bangladesh, Myanmar

The storm intensified so quickly that it outranks all but a few other storms in the region's history.

Bangkok Post

Mass evacuations ahead of Cyclone Mocha

Bangladesh and Myanmar have warned hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate ahead of a severe cyclone that is set to hit the two countries on Sunday afternoon, potentially causing widespread destruction to one of the most vulnerable areas in the region.

The Independent UK

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

Volunteers in coastal districts of Bangladesh are using loudspeakers to urge people to seek shelter as the delta nation braces for an extremely severe cyclone, which is expected to slam ashore in Bangladesh and Myanmar in the next 24 hours

Al Jazeera

Doha photo exhibition sheds light on life of Rohingya refugees

Images by three young Rohingya photographers are on display in Qatari capital as part of Tasweer photo festival.

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