Myanmar, Bangladesh, India - Tropical cyclone Mocha, update (DG ECHO, GDACS, JTWC, Dep. Meteo Myanmar, Bangladesh Meteorological Department, DG ECHO Partners) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 May 2023)

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"Tropical Cyclone MOCHA is likely to cross the coast between Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) and Sittwe (Myanmar) on 14 May with maximum sustained wind speed of 150-160 km/h with gusts up to 175 km/h. Coasts and offshore islands are expected to be inundated with 5-7 feet tidal surge. In Myanmar, 285 000 displaced people are directly exposed to the Cyclone in Rakhine and Chin. Thousands of families have been pre-evacuated. There are already about 6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and 1.2 million people displaced in the Northwest who are already living in precarious conditions in camps, displacement sites or in forests without proper shelter. In Bangladesh, 2.8 million people in Bandarban, Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar and Rangamati are to be evacuated. Refugees’ camps hosting one million Rohingya refugees could be significantly affected. Preparedness activities are still ongoing in terms of prepositioning of stocks and resources. Flights to Cox’s Bazar are cancelled. In India, heavy to very heavy rain is predicted in the northeast states..."

Source/publisher: 

European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

Date of Publication: 

2023-05-13

Date of entry: 

2023-05-13

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Myanmar, Bangladesh, India

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English

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