Cyclone Mocha kills Rohingya refugees and kills at least 400 people

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - A spokesman for the opposition government of national unity in Myanmar told the German News Agency (dpa), today, Tuesday, that Cyclone Mocha has claimed the lives of at least 400 people in Rakhine State, and caused great damage there.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Mocha is the strongest cyclone to hit the region in more than a decade, and has particularly affected Rakhine state on the west coast, where the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority resides. Most of the victims are Rohingya, the spokesman said.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that the national unity government was established after the military coup in Myanmar in 2021 as an alternative to the ruling military council.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The cyclone struck Myanmar and Bangladesh on Sunday, with winds of more than 250 kilometers per hour in some areas.</p>