Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Bangladesh, Myanmar
16 May 2023 |
2:12 pm
Deaths were reported in Myanmar after the storm tore down homes, trees and blew the roofs of shelters. Mocha is the most powerful cyclone to hit the region since 2007.
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