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Cyclone Mocha damages over 230 houses in Mizoram

Of the 236 houses, 27 were completely damaged and 127 houses were partially damaged, the officials said.

May 15, 2023 / 17:44 IST
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Cyclone Mocha
Cyclone Mocha

At least 236 houses and eight refugee camps have been damaged after super cyclone ‘Mocha’ struck several parts of Mizoram, officials said on Monday.

A total of 5,749 people in more than 50 villages were affected by the powerful winds on Sunday, they said.

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However, there were no reports of fatalities.

Super cyclone ‘Mocha’ made landfall along the Myanmar-Bangladesh coasts on Sunday, after intensifying into the equivalent of a Category-5 storm, causing extensive damage to the southeastern coastlines and forcing the evacuation of over five lakh people in low lying areas.