Myanmar communities repair storm damage

(16 May 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar - 16 May 2023 1. Wide of damaged temple 2. Wide of people trying to repair damaged shelters 3. Wide of toppled trees on buildings 4. Mid of people in street 5. Various of damaged buildings, fallen trees 6. Wide of damaged road 7. Mid of damaged arch 8. Wide of damage to building 9. Wide of people sitting on street 10. Various drive-by shots of damage STORYLINE: Residents in Myanmar’s Rakhine State worked to repair damage to their communities on Tuesday, two days after Cyclone Mocha tore through coastal areas. About two dozen deaths were reported by local media but many people are still missing. A relief worker in camps for internally displaced Rohingya Muslims, Sahat Khasin, told the Associated Press by phone that he had helped bury 11 bodies in a cemetery in Sittwe, the hardest-hit city. Mocha made landfall near Sittwe township, with winds blowing up to 209 kilometres (130 miles) per hour. It had weakened to a tropical depression by midday Monday. Strong winds injured more than 700 of about 20,000 people who were sheltering in sturdier buildings on the highlands of Sittwe township, such as monasteries, pagodas and schools, according to a leader of the Rakhine Youths Philanthropic Association in Sittwe. He asked not to be named due to fear of reprisals from the authorities in the military-run country. Video from the city on Tuesday showed extensive damage to buildings including homes, shelters and a temple, as well as uprooted trees and fallen power lines. The nation’s most destructive storm in a decade brought widespread flash floods and power outages. Information from the affected areas has been hard to obtain because telecommunication facilities were damaged by the storm’s high winds. Independent confirmation is difficult in normal times because the military restricts the media. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: