Article 6BQ7R Cyclone Mocha threatens world’s largest refugee camp on Myanmar-Bangladesh border

Cyclone Mocha threatens world’s largest refugee camp on Myanmar-Bangladesh border

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Predicted to make landfall on Sunday, preparations are under way for a partial evacuation of the camp in Cox's Bazar

Tropical cyclone Mocha intensified to become very dangerous", the World Meteorological Organisation has said, warning of violent winds, floods and possible landslides in Bangladesh which could hit the world's biggest refugee camp in Cox's bazar.

Cyclone Mocha is predicted to make landfall on Sunday near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, according to India's meteorological office, packing winds of up to 175km/h (108mph).

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