Cyclone Hits Bangladesh, Destroying Huts Sheltering Rohingya Refugees
Some 350,000 people reportedly were evacuated from their homes before Cyclone Mora made landfall. The worst damage was at refugee camps housing thousands who fled neighboring Myanmar.
by Camila Domonoske
May 30, 2017
2 minutes
Cyclone Mora has made landfall in Bangladesh, causing devastating damage at camps housing thousands of Rohingya refugees.
The storm was expected to create storm surges of 4 feet to 5 feet, NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from New Delhi.
Authorities had been bracing for an
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