Red alert cyclone warning issued for Rakhine state, Myanmar

A man holds an umbrella against the strong wind in Yangon, Myanmar, on May 29, 2018. Myanmar's Meteorology and Hydrology Department issued a red-code emergency alert warning Tuesday that a deep depression is occurring over middle-east part of the Bay of Bengal and the cyclone storm will land in coastal areas of Rakhine state within the next 12 hours. (Xinhua/U Aung)