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Cyclone Mocha affects 8 lakh in Myanmar, 145 dead

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Cyclone Mocha has affected at least eight lakh people in Myanmar, the United Nations (UN) said on Friday, adding that the country needs emergency food aid and other assistance. The country's ruling military junta said that at least 145 people have died due to the powerful cyclone that made landfall in Myanmar's Rakhine state on Sunday. Most victims were reportedly from the Rohingya community.