More than 400 people are dead in Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine state from Cyclone Mocha, which made landfall Sunday on the coast between Bangladesh\u2019s Cox\u2019s Bazar district and Myanmar Kyaukpyu township, a rights group said.
\nThe Arakan Rohingya National Alliance (ARNA) in a statement on Wednesday said that coastal villages in Rakhine\u2019s capital Sittwe suffered extensive damage and more than 400 people, mostly Muslims, lost their lives and the death toll is expected to rise.
\nIt added that over 10,000 homes were also destroyed.
\nCyclone Mocha \u2013 one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region \u2013 made landfall Sunday, leaving a trail of death and destruction. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center said it entered Rakhine\u2019s coast with wind speeds of more than 135 miles (217 kilometers) per hour.
\nAccording to the latest statement by the United Nations, the storm surge has risen to 9-9.5 feet in the low-lying areas of Arakan and Bangladesh\u2019s coasts.
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