According to BMD, a powerful storm is currently en route to the coastal regions of Bangladesh and Myanmar, carrying winds of up to 210 km/h. In addition, it could result in dangerous floods in the region surrounding the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Mocha’s peripheral impact has begun in the coastal areas of the Chattogram and Barishal divisions.
At midnight, the extremely violent cyclonic storm was roughly 490 kilometers south-southwest of Chattogram port, 410 kilometers south-southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 530 kilometers south of Mongla port, and 460 kilometers south of Payra port, according to a Dhaka Tribune advisory.
Cyclone Mocha Update
According to BMD, it is expected to develop further today, May 14. To proceed north-northwesterly and cross Cox’s Bazar-North Myanmar coast between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Therefore, people fear it will hit Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee camp, where almost one million people live. As per Dhaka Tribune, the camp has been instructed to hoist the Great Danger Signal 10. As per the advisory, Cox’s Bazar’s coastal district and neighboring islands would be subject to Great Danger Signal No. 10.
Furthermore, the Aid Agencies claim they are ready for disaster. They have begun implementing a comprehensive emergency plan.
Precautions Made
As per Sanjeev Kafley, Head of Delegation of the IFRC Bangladesh Delegation,
- Disaster response teams and more than 3,000 local volunteers who have been trained in disaster preparedness and first aid have been deployed on standby in the camps, and a national cyclone, early warning system, is in place.
- 7,500 emergency shelter kits.
- 4,000 hygiene kits.
- 2,000 water containers.
- Mobile health teams and ambulances are ready to respond to refugees and citizens in need.
- Specially trained teams are in place to help the elderly, children, and the specially-abled.
In addition, Arjun Jain, UN Principal Coordinator for the Rohingya Refugee Response in Bangladesh, told CNN,
“We expect this cyclone to have a more severe impact than any other natural disaster they have faced in the past five years,” adding, “At this stage, we just don’t know where the cyclone will make landfall and with what intensity, so we are hoping for the best but are preparing for the worst.”
Therefore, every precaution is being taken to ensure the safety of all. UN Humanitarian Coordinator A.I. Ramanathan Balakrishnan said, “For a cyclone to hit an area where there is already such deep humanitarian need is a nightmare scenario, impacting hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people whose coping capacity has been severely eroded by successive crises.”
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