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Cyclone Mocha hits Bangladesh and Myanmar coast; 3 killed in Myanmar

<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">In  Myanmar, at least three people have been reported killed, as the powerful cyclone Mocha has hit the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar after intensifying into the equivalent of a category-five hurricane.  </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">It is considered to be a tropical cyclone that has maximum wind speeds of  254 km per hour.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Myanmar appears to have borne more direct impact as cyclone flooded streets, blew off roofs, and severed communications in Rakhine state near Sittwe township.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">According to media reports, Electricity and wireless connections were disrupted across much of the state capital Sittwe, and a telecom tower brought down by strong winds as the cyclone approached. However, no casualties have been reported in Bangladesh so far.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>

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