A local resident walks past the fallen trees after Cyclone Mocha's crashed ashore, in Kyauktaw in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on May 14, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

At least three people were killed, 13 injured and more than 1,000 buildings were damaged when Cyclone Mocha pummeled western Myanmar, state-run media said on Monday.

But refugee camps in southeast Bangladesh for Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar escaped the worst of the storm, although many bamboo huts were damaged, residents of the region said.

It was Myanmar's Rakhine State that bore the brunt of the storm, which unleashed winds of up to 210 kph that ripped roofs off homes and brought a storm surge that inundated the provincial capital of Sittwe on Sunday

It was Myanmar's Rakhine State that bore the brunt of the storm, which unleashed winds of up to 210 kph that ripped roofs off homes and brought a storm surge that inundated the provincial capital of Sittwe on Sunday.

More than 850 houses, 64 schools, 14 health facilities and seven communication towers in Myanmar were destroyed or damaged by the storm, one of the most powerful to hit the country in years, Myawaddy TV news channel said.

The UN humanitarian office (OCHA) said about 6 million people in the region were already in need of humanitarian assistance before the storm.

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OCHA officials were assessing damage to camps for displaced people, which are near the coast and mostly made of bamboo, and evacuation centers, a spokesperson said.

In 2008, Cyclone Nargis swept across parts of southern Myanmar, killing nearly 140,000 people.

Before Cyclone Mocha made landfall on Sunday afternoon, about 400,000 people were evacuated in Myanmar and Bangladesh, as aid agencies scrambled to avoid heavy casualties.

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The majority of buildings in Sittwe were damaged, including the main hospital that lost parts of its roof, a resident said by telephone.