Authorities in Bangladesh and Myanmar prepared to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people Friday, warning them to stay away from coastal areas as a severe cyclone churned in the Bay of Bengal.
Cyclone Mocha is expected to hit land on Sunday with wind speeds of up to 160 kilometres per hour and gusts up to 175 kph between Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu in Myanmar, India's Meteorological Department said.Bangladesh, a delta nation with more than 160 million people, is prone to natural disasters such as floods and cyclones.
The committee said it was scaling up its emergency response by deploying mobile medical teams to offer services to vulnerable groups such as women, girls, the elderly, and people with disabilities. The IRC is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization. Myanmar authorities warned of possible flash floods and landslides in coastal areas as residents stocked up on essential supplies, said Hla Tun, a director at the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
In Bangladesh, control rooms in cyclone-prone areas were ready for emergency support. Three ports were put on alert, Imran said. India's Meteorological Department said the storm was centered more than 1,000 kilometres southwest of Cox's Bazar and 930 kilometres southwest of Sittwe in Myanmar on Friday and was moving northward at 9 kph .
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