The first cyclonic system of the monsoon season appears to have passed over northwestern Rakhine State causing minimal disruption to its major centres, with initial reports indicating no casualties. Residents in makeshift shelters at IDP camps outside of Sittwe appeared yesterday to have suffered the worst brunt of the storm in Myanmar.
Cyclone Roanu, which has claimed at least 24 lives in Bangladesh and another dozen in Sri Lanka, according to AFP, made landfall on May 21, causing heavy rains and high winds across Myanmar.
In Buthidaung and Maungdaw, where the storm was strongest, no missing persons had been reported at the time of printing. The exact impact on coastal and inland villages remains unclear, with information still scarce as of last night. (Courtesy of mmtimes.com)
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