WFP Myanmar and Bangladesh Situation Report, Cyclone Mocha (15 May 2023)

Description: 

"In Numbers 8.7 million people live in the path of Cyclone Mocha. The cyclone has struck near Sittwe, one of the least developed parts of Myanmar. In neighbouring Bangladesh, nearly 1 million people living in the world’s largest refugee camp also felt the storm’s impact. Highlights WFP is stepping up to respond in Bangladesh and Myanmar; WFP provided 28,000 Bangladeshis in Teknaf cash before the cyclone struck, and 3,400 Rohingya refugees with fortified biscuits. It is resuming regular assistance to Bangladesh. In Myanmar, WFP is mobilizing emergency food and nutrition assistance to 800,000 people affected by the cyclone, many of them already displaced by conflict..."

Source/publisher: 

World Food Programme (Rome) via reliefweb (New York)

Date of Publication: 

2023-05-15

Date of entry: 

2023-05-15

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar

Language: 

English

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pdf

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7.09 MB

Resource Type: 

text

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    • Good