Deadly hurricane ravages Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Hurricane Mocha Hits Coastal Areas of Myanmar and Bangladesh, Leaving Devastation in its Wake
On Monday afternoon, Hurricane Mocha hit the coastal areas of Myanmar and Bangladesh, causing heavy rain and flooding in the region. The hurricane has already caused one death in Myanmar, as a 14-year-old boy was killed when a tree fell on him in the state of Rakhine.
Ahead of the storm, the United Nations Assistance Office announced that at least 100,000 people in the state of Arakan were moved to safe areas. Disaster Relief official Mijanur Rahman has stated that around 300,000 people were evacuated to safe areas in Bangladesh.
The rescue team in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, specifically in the capital of Sittwe, reported that the region’s electricity and internet connections were interrupted, and the waves carried debris to the flooded streets, with the waters rising rapidly. Aid workers have expressed concern about the risk to more than one million Rohingya refugees, including half a million children, who are living in camps in the coastal town of Cox’s Bazar due to the hurricane.
The United Nations Relief Office announced that approximately six million people in Arakan and the northwest need humanitarian assistance, with 1.2 million people having already been displaced. Meanwhile, the Bangladesh government issued a landslide warning due to the heavy rains that were effective on Monday.
Hurricane Mocha has left a trail of devastation in its wake and is a great cause of concern for aid workers and affected communities in Myanmar and Bangladesh. Further assessments are expected to provide information on the full extent of the damages caused by the hurricane.
