As Cyclone Mocha heads to Bangladesh, a whole bunch flee for shelter

By Sahidul Hasan Khokon: Bangladesh is preparing for the arrival of Cyclone Mocha (pronounced as ‘Mokha’), a powerful storm packing winds of as a lot as 175 kph (109 mph), headed in route of the coasts of japanese Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Thousands of people in every worldwide places have already fled to safer areas ahead of the storm.

As per the local weather division forecast, the cyclonic storm “is very likely to move north-northeastwards and cross southeast Bangladesh and north Myanmar coasts between Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) and Kyaukpyu (Myanmar), close to Sittew (Myanmar) around noon of May 14.”

However, meteorologists do not see a hazard of it turning right into a ‘large cyclone’ though it has already become very sturdy. When the wind velocity exceeds 220 kilometer per hour, a cyclone is termed a ‘super cyclone’.

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According to the info on the market, the utmost wind velocity of Cyclone Mocha inside the Bay of Bengal may attain 200 km per hour.

Md. Abul Kalam Mallik said it (Cyclone Mocha) is as sturdy as Cyclone Sidor, which hit Bangladesh in 2007 leaving a minimal of three,500 lifeless. “It is hurtling towards the coast with almost the same speed as Sidor. But the difference is that Sidor passed from the middle of Bangladesh, Mocha is passing through.”

THOUSANDS FLEE TO SHELTERS

As meteorologists warned that the cyclonic storm Mocha’s path seems set to impact Bangladesh’s southeastern border district of Cox’s Bazar, authorities in Bangladesh have been quick to leap into movement. The Bangladesh authorities launched a big evacuation advertising marketing campaign to relocate close to half a million of us alongside the southeastern coastlines. Over a million Rohingya refugees dwell in Cox’s Bazar.

“Cyclone ‘Mocha’ is coming. We have undertaken all types of preparations to tackle it,” Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said.

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In Bangladesh, Mohammad Shamsud Douza, a authorities official accountable for refugees, said: “We are focusing on saving lives â€æ people who are at risk of landslides will be evacuated.”

“Thousands of community workers and volunteers had already been deployed, alongside medical and rescue personnel who are on stand-by,” he said.

Authorities have made preparations to evacuate 500,000 of us from the path of the storm, said Netai Chandra Dey Sarker from Bangladesh’s Department of Disaster Management.

SIGNAL NUMBER 10 HOISTED AT COX’s BAZAR SEAPORT

Cautionary signal amount 10 has been hoisted at Cox’s Bazar seaport. In the meantime, the ocean is getting hotter and the water diploma is rising.

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Around 42,000 of us have been evacuated to safer shelters with larger than 1,000 shelters, along with schools and colleges, being organize in Cox’s Bazar district.

Local MP Saimum Sarwar Kamal said that 100 beds have been allotted inside the district headquarters hospital to handle the emergency state of affairs. “The district administration along with the forest department is trying to evacuate the people staying at the foot of the hill safely. About 5,000 people and livestock have taken shelter in 37 shelters in Sabrang and St. Martin in Teknaf,” he said.

About 5,000 fishing trawlers who went to the ocean have returned safely to the island. Earlier, closing Friday night time time, Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong seaports have been requested to point out distress signal amount 8 and Payra and Mongla seaports to point out native warning amount 4. All fishing boats and trawlers inside the North Bay of Bengal have been requested to not enterprise into the ocean till further instructions.

BANGLADESH NAVY READY FOR RESCUE OPERATIONS

Bangladesh Navy is ready to conduct rescue operations, medical and support operations inside the coastal areas as shortly as doable after Cyclone Mokha hits the nation.

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The Directorate of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) educated that 21 ships of the Navy, naval contingent, helicopter and maritime patrol airplane are ready with support provides.

After the cyclone passes, Navy personnel will start conducting search operations inside the sea and coastal areas by MPAs and helicopters. After that, the ships and contingents will carry out search and rescue operations inside the Bay of Bengal primarily based totally on the info supplied by the MPA and helicopters.

Banauja Samudra Joy and Banauja Dhaleswari are ready in Cox’s Bazar for rescue work inside the first half.

Additional ships and contingents of the Navy will in all probability be deployed inside the second half if wanted after monitoring the depth of the storm and the incidence of accidents. At the second, the Navy members are issuing warning messages to the oldsters dwelling inside the coastal areas of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and St. Martin to go to shelters.

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