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Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along...
Cyclone Mocha: Photos show widespread damage in Myanmar after storm tears into coast
Yahoo News· 1 year agoResidents walk past fallen trees in Kyauktaw, Myanmar, on Monday, a day after Cyclone Mocha made...
Cyclone Mocha: ‘At least a hundred’ feared dead as rains lash Myanmar, Bangladesh, India
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDeath toll from cyclone Mocha, the deadliest storm to strike Myanmar, has risen up to “at least a...
UN agency says Myanmar has suspended international aid deliveries to cyclone-hit areas
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMyanmar’s military government has rescinded its approval for international organizations to...
Thousands along Bangladesh, Myanmar coast told to seek shelter as powerful Cyclone Mocha approaches
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVolunteers in Bangladesh’s coastal districts were using loudspeakers to urge people to seek shelter...
Thousands mourn Buddhist abbot killed by Myanmar security forces
AFP News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThousands of mourners on Thursday attended the funeral of a popular Buddhist abbot shot dead by...
Heavy flooding in southern Myanmar displaces more than 14,000 people
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFlooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000...
Ex-UN Secretary-General Ban makes surprise visit to Myanmar
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made a surprise visit to military-run Myanmar on...
Floods triggered by monsoon rains in Myanmar have killed 5 people, displaced 60,000 since mid-July
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFloods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar have killed five people and displaced about...
UN special envoy to Myanmar arrives on inaugural visit
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnited Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer arrived in Myanmar on Tuesday on her first mission to...