In Burma, the state of Rakhine devastated by Cyclone Mocha: “Everything is destroyed, it’s a vision of horror”

In Burma the state of Rakhine devastated by Cyclone Mocha

The toll of the cyclone that swept the coasts of Bangladesh and Burma on Sunday is getting heavier by the hour, with information trickling in as communications recover. Mocha, the strongest storm to hit the region in more than a decade, tore through entire villages and camps for internally displaced people in Rakhine State. Interview with Brights Islam, a member of the oppressed Rohingya Muslim community, who has been living since 2012 in one of the many displacement camps in Sittwe, the state capital.

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