Tens of thousands scramble to leave low-lying refugee camps in Burma's Rakhine state as Cyclone Mahasen approaches.
Thousands Flee Burma's Rakhine State Ahead of Storm
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Internally displaced Rohingya people take shelter in a building ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Mahasen, in Sittwe, northwestern Rakhine State, Burma, May 15, 2013.
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Soldiers wait to help people move to safe location at a Rohingya internally displaced person camp outside of Sittwe, Burma, May 15, 2013.
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An internally displaced Rohingya woman walks carrying a sibling in a makeshift camp in Sittwe, Burma, May 14, 2013.
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Internally displaced Rohingya boys shiver in rain in a makeshift camp for Rohingya people in Sittwe, Burma, May 14, 2013.
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Novice Buddhist monks play in the sea in Sittwe, Burma ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Mahasen, May 14, 2013.
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Internally displaced Rohingya stand outside their tent in a camp in Sittwe, northwestern Rakhine State, Burma, May 14, 2013.
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Thandawli villagers stand by the bank of a river in a camp for Rohingya internally displaced persons outside Sittwe, Burma, May 14, 2013.
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A Rakhine Buddhist woman and her child take in a monastery because of the arrival of the Cyclone Mahasen, Sittwe, Burma, May 14, 2013.
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Buddhist monks and others walk across a road in downtown Rangoon, Burma, May 13, 2013.
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Lightning is seen over the Sule pagoda and the former city hall of Rangoon, Burma, May 13, 2013.