ILEA001304670: Death toll from cyclone Mocha rises to 21 in Myanmar

Death toll rises to 10 in Bangladesh as Cyclone Remal weakens

STORY: Death toll rises to 10 in Bangladesh as Cyclone Remal weakens SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY/WEATHER SHOTLIST: 1. various of people fishing 2. various of affected areas 3. various of a local temporary shelter STORYLINE: At least 10 people were killed as Cyclone Remal slammed Bangladesh's coastlines and weakened to a tropical depression, said the country's State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibur Rahman on Monday. "We've come to know that 10 people were killed in six coastal districts due to the cyclonic storm," the official told a press conference in capital Dhaka. Millions of people in 19 Bangladeshi districts have been affected by the powerful storm, he said, adding a total of 148,533 houses were fully or partially damaged. According to him, a mass evacuation of nearly one million people, hours before the cyclone made landfall on Sunday night, prevented a greater loss of life. Power supply was not res

Scorching heatwave hits Myanmar

STORY: Scorching heatwave hits Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: April 5, 2024 DATELINE: April 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the people in Yangon 2. various of intense heat waves STORYLINE: Myanmar is bracing for a scorching summer as temperatures steadily rise nationwide. According to the Meteorology and Hydrology Department, Friday saw daytime temperatures in Sagaing region and eastern Shan state soaring 5 degrees Celsius above April averages. Similarly, temperatures in other regions, including Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay, Magway, northern and southern Shan state, Chin state, and Kayah state, surged 3 to 4 degrees Celsius above their usual averages. The Ministry of Health issued health guidelines on Friday to address heat-related disorders as temperatures climb across the Southeast Asian nation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar. (XHTV)

Over 120,000 students sit for matriculation exam in Myanmar

STORY: Over 120,000 students sit for matriculation exam in Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangon's exam centers for the exam 2. various of students preparing for the matriculation exam STORYLINE: A total of 128,801 students sat for the nationwide matriculation examination of Myanmar on Monday, the first day of the exam for the academic year 2023-24, the official television channel MRTV reported on Monday. The figure represents 87.9 percent of the students who had registered for the nationwide matric exam, the media report said, adding that 146,523 students had registered for the exam. Of them, 8,428 students sat at 47 exam centers in the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, the media report said. The exam was held at a total of 841 exam centers, including 830 exam centers across the country and 11 overseas exam centers, it said. The total number of students who sat for the exam this year

Over 45,000 displaced as floods, landslides hit Myanmar

STORY: Over 45,000 displaced as floods, landslides hit Myanmar DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: BAGO, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people wading through flood water in Bago 2. various of people rowing boats through floodwater 3. various of flood victims taking shelter at a monastery 4. various of donations of food and bottled drinking water for flood victims STORYLINE: Myanmar's Department of Disaster Management said on Friday that more than 45,000 people were currently in flood shelters across the country due to floods triggered by surging river levels and intense rainfall in recent days. Daw Lay Shwe Sin Oo, a director from the Department of Disaster Management under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, told Xinhua on Friday that five people, including three from Mon State and two from Rakhine State, were reported to have died so far during this monsoon in the floods. The regions and states affected by the natural disasters during the monsoon s

China-donated relief supplies for cyclone-hit regions arrive in Myanmar

STORY: China-donated relief supplies for cyclone-hit regions arrive in Myanmar DATELINE: June 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover ceremony of the donation STORYLINE: The first batch of cyclone relief supplies donated by the Chinese government arrived at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport on Monday and were handed over to the Myanmar side. Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai and officials from Yangon Regional Disaster Management Committee attended the handover ceremony at the airport. Speaking at the ceremony, Thein expressed gratitude to China for providing assistance to areas affected by the cyclone in Myanmar, saying that it exemplifies the spirit of being good neighbors. The China-donated relief supplies will be sent to Rakhine State by ship as fast as possible, he said. For his part, Chen said that it is the first batch of relief supplies, including mosquito nets and blankets, don

Cyclone Mocha death toll surpasses 140 in Myanmar

STORY: Cyclone Mocha death toll surpasses 140 in Myanmar DATELINE: May 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: WEATHER SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue workers removing fallen trees in cyclone-hit areas 2. various of rescue workers cleaning cyclone-hit areas STORYLINE: The death toll from Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar has surpassed 140 as of Friday afternoon, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council (SAC) reported on Friday. On Thursday, 97 deaths were newly reported, including six local residents and 91 from the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, the information team said. Cyclone Mocha damaged 183,024 houses, 1,711 religious buildings, 59 monasteries, 1,397 schools, 227 hospitals or clinics, 11 telecom towers, 119 lamp posts, two airports, and 340 departmental buildings, it said. The regions and states battered by Mocha included Rakhine, Ayeyarwady, Bago, Yangon, Magway, Sagaing, Chin, Mandalay, Mon, Shan and Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, it said. Local authori

Death toll from cyclone Mocha increases to 48 in Myanmar

STORY: Death toll from cyclone Mocha increases to 48 in Myanmar DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:35 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue workers 2. various of the cyclone-hit areas STORYLINE: The death toll from cyclone Mocha in Myanmar has reached 48 as of Wednesday afternoon, state media reported on Thursday. According to the Mirror Daily, cyclone Mocha damaged 44,928 houses, 376 religious buildings, 59 monasteries, 439 schools, 59 hospitals or clinics, 11 telecom towers, 119 lamp posts, two airports, and 158 departmental buildings. The regions and states battered by Mocha include Rakhine, Ayeyarwady, Bago, Yangon, Magway, Sagaing, Chin, Mandalay, Mon, Shan and Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, the media report said. Mocha caused the loss of property in 1,068 wards or villages in the Southeast Asian country, it said. Myanmar issued declarations of natural disaster-affected areas for 17 townships in Rakhine state on Monday and four townships in Chin state

5 killed after cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar

STORY: 5 killed after cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of cyclone-hit areas in Rakhine State STORYLINE: Five people have been killed after the extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha swept into Myanmar on Sunday, state media reported on Monday. "Due to well preparations, the powerful storm was successfully overcome with least causalities," the State Administration Council (SAC) Chairman Min Aung Hlaing said on Monday. The death toll includes two from Tachileik township in Shan State, one each from Sittwe and Taungup towns in Rakhine State, and one from Yekyi town in Ayeyarwady Region. According to the media report, cyclone Mocha damaged 864 houses, 11 religious buildings, 16 monasteries, 64 schools, 14 hospitals and clinics, 7 telecom towers, 71 lamp posts, and 38 departmental buildings. The regions and states battered by Mocha include Rakhine, Ayeyarwady, Bago, Yangon, Magway, Sagaing, Chin, Mandalay a

6 killed, over 100 injured after tornado hits central Myanmar

STORY: 6 killed, over 100 injured after tornado hits central Myanmar DATELINE: April 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tornado-hit areas 2. various of rescue work after tornado STORYLINE: Six people were killed and 109 others injured after a deadly tornado hit central Myanmar on Friday, local authorities said. The tornado struck the villages in Lewe township of Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory at around 6:45 p.m. local time (GMT 1215) on Friday, the Myanmar Fire Services Department said. "Six died on the spot and 109 others were injured due to the heavy winds. 16 of the injured were in critical condition," a local police officer told Xinhua on Saturday, adding that no more deaths were reported until this morning. The death toll included two males and four females, the fire services department said, adding that more than 200 houses were also damaged due to the tornado. The injured are being treated at the hospitals in Nay Pyi Taw Union

Myanmar vaccinates children aged 5 to 12

STORY: Myanmar vaccinates children aged 5 to 12 DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: Yangon, Myanmar CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of students in school in Myanmar 2. various of students getting vaccinated STORYLINE: Myanmar has been vaccinating children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, state-run television channel MRTV reported. In the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw, 109,682 school children aged 5 and 12 from 842 schools are getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Myanmar's COVID-19 tally rose to 613,427 on Friday, as 12 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, showed the health ministry's latest data. The total number of recovered people in the country rose to 592,401 on Friday. Myanmar detected its first COVID-19 cases in March 2020. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar. (XHTV)

Death toll from cyclone Mocha rises to 21 in Myanmar

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