Severe devastation – Cyclone “Mocha” rages in Myanmar and Bangladesh – News




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  • The powerful cyclone “Mocha” made landfall on the west coast of Myanmar and Bangladesh and caused severe devastation.
  • The city of Sittwe and Rakhine State in Myanmar have been particularly hard hit.
  • At least five people lost their lives. The extent of the damage is currently unclear.
  • According to meteorological information, the storm is said to have lost some of its speed.

According to local media reports, five people died in Myanmar due to falling trees and a landslide.

Covered houses were also seen in videos posted online. In Rakhine State alone, 100,000 people had been taken from the coast to safer areas.

Legend:

A Rohingya camp in Sittwe, Myanmar. (05/14/2023, screenshot from a handout video)

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“Mocha” had been gaining strength over the Bay of Bengal for days. A disaster warning system had predicted destructive wind speeds of up to 259 kilometers per hour.

Recently, however, the storm in Bangladesh seemed to have lost some of its speed, a local meteorologist said. The risk is now significantly lower than in neighboring Myanmar, to which the center of the cyclone has shifted.

Myanmar is in chaos


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The crisis-ridden country of Myanmar has been engulfed in chaos and violence since a coup two years ago. The military junta oppresses the population and rules with an iron fist. More than a million people are already living as displaced persons in their own country, often in emergency shelters.

Humanitarian organizations warned that the tropical storm could significantly worsen the already difficult situation for the people. “For a cyclone to hit an area where humanitarian needs are already so great is a nightmare scenario,” said Ramanathan Balakrishnan of the UN in Myanmar.


SRF 4 News, May 14, 2023, 3:30 p.m.;

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