Mocha Cyclone Alert: Cyclone Mocha has started wreaking havoc in the coastal areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar. Cyclone Mocha has started hitting Bangladesh and Myanmar on Sunday. The storm had intensified into a category five cyclone before landfall. Here, it is raining heavily due to cyclone Mocha. Apart from rain, winds are also blowing at a speed of 195 kilometers per hour. The possibility is being expressed that due to the storm, there may be dangerous floods in the areas around the Bay of Bengal.
Cyclone may have tremendous effect in Cox’s Bazar district: According to the latest report of the Meteorological Department, the cyclone is 250 km away from Cox’s Bazar and is now crossing the coast. At the same time, the Meteorological Department estimates that the storm may affect Cox’s Bazar district, the southeastern border of Bangladesh. Please tell that more than one million Rohingya refugees live here. According to the bulletin, it was forecast that it would knock on Sunday afternoon with heavy rain and winds, but due to the wind, waves of eight to 12 feet above normal could flood low-lying areas of Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong.
Mocha became a category five storm: According to the news of bdnews24.com, there is a possibility of flooding in the low-lying areas of Feni, Noakhali, Laxampur, Chandpur and Bhola due to the rise of waves five to seven feet higher than normal. Meteorologists say that ‘Mokha’ is one of the most powerful cyclones to hit Bangladesh in almost two decades. The category four cyclone has become as intense as a category five storm.
Evacuation of the people of the affected area to a safe place: In view of the fierceness of the storm, about 5 lakh people have been taken to safe areas. As a preparation to deal with the storm, Bangladesh closed airports near the affected area, advised fishermen not to venture into the sea. Officials said the government, in cooperation with UN agencies and aid workers, has arranged tons of dry food and kept dozens of ambulances and mobile medical teams on standby at the Rohingya refugee camp.
Looming threat of flood: It is feared that due to the Mocha storm, high waves may arise, due to which the danger of flood may loom. Also landslides can happen. The United Nations agency, the World Meteorological Organisation, has warned that the cyclone will cause heavy rains, floods and landslides along the coasts of Bangladesh and Myanmar. However, Mohammad Aziz-ur-Rahman, director of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, said the threat to Bangladesh has subsided. He said that the threat to Myanmar and its southern region could be more.
High alert in two districts of West Bengal: Disaster Response Force personnel have been put on high alert in the coastal areas of East Medinipur and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal in view of the possibility of cyclone Mocha taking a severe form and hitting the coastal areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar on Sunday. Seven groups of NDRF personnel, including divers, have been deployed along the Digha-Mandarmani coastal areas in East Medinipur district as the sea is getting rough, the official said. He said that more than 100 personnel of the State Disaster Management Group have been deployed at Bakkhali beach in South 24 Parganas district to monitor the movement of tourists and locals. Local people are being prohibited from going near the sea.
