Myanmar junta accused of blocking aid to Cyclone Mocha-battered Rohingyas as death toll climbs

New Delhi — The death toll from Cyclone Mocha's frontal assault on Myanmar and Bangladesh over the weekend had risen from six to at least 21 by Wednesday, with some unofficial reports suggesting the real toll could be over 200.

All the deaths have been reported in Myanmar's coastal Rakhine state, on the Bay of Bengal, which took the brunt of the strongest tropical cyclone so far this year. Mocha was as powerful as a category-5 hurricane.

Some deaths were also reported, but not yet confirmed, in Myanmar's Sagaing and Magway regions.