MAGWAY DIVISION – Southern Pauk Region experienced losses worth nearly two hundred million kyats due to Cyclone Mocha, according to Successful Force – Pauk.
Over the weekend, houses, furniture, various machinery, pets, provisions, and summer sesame crops were destroyed and washed away, stated Mr. Leik Pyar, an official.
More than 50 tents, over 500 acres of summer sesame, diesel/petrol water pumps, motorcycles, motorboats, tractors used in agriculture, beds, cupboards, buffaloes, cattle, and food were lost in the water.
“It rained and was windy for two days. Today (May 15), the weather has cleared up. We suffered losses worth nearly two hundred million kyats due to the wind and water,” said Mr. Leik Pyar.