Cyclone Mocha considered the second-most severe May storm in the Bay of Bengal, generated landfall on Sunday afternoon in Myanmar's Rakhine state near the township of Sittwe. With wind speeds of up to 209 km/h, it added to the difficulties of a nation already entangled in the unrest following the junta's seizure of power two years ago.
The storm crossed the Naf River, which separates Bangladesh and Myanmar, after making landfall on the Teknaf shorelines.
The Associated Press said that as the cyclone became stronger and became a category-five storm, thousands of people took refuge in monasteries, schools, and other structures as strong winds tore off the roofs of homes and at least three individuals died. The remains of two partners who got entombed when a landslip brought on by heavy rain struck their home in Tachileik Township have been found, according to a rescue team from the country's eastern Shan province. A guy was reportedly killed at Pyin Oo Lwin Township in the center of the Mandalay Region when a banyan tree fell on him and smashed him to death.
According to PTI, members of India's Disaster Management Force are keeping an eye on West Bengal's seaside vacation towns and discouraging visitors from visiting the beaches. Personnel from the Disaster Management Force were on high alert along the coasts of the districts of South 24 Parganas, Bakkhali, and Sundarbans, as well as Digha and Mandarmani in Purba Medinipur district.
As the sea became rough, seven units of NDRF personnel—including divers—were stationed in the Digha-Mandarmani coastal regions. To monitor the flow of visitors, more than 100 members of the state disaster management group have been stationed at the Bakkhali Sea Beach in the South 24 Parganas region.
The following five days are expected to see record-breaking heat across the state, according to the meteorological service in Alipore. “We have set up our disaster management control rooms and also kept our disaster management teams, paramilitary forces, civil defense, and NDRF ready for an emergency,” said Sarat Das, State Project Officer Management of Disaster Management.
The National Disaster Response Force, Tripura State Rifles, Fire Service, trained volunteers, and Quick Response Teams were among the organizations that received a warning from the Revenue Department to take precautions. The department also advised district magistrates to keep supplies like lifeboats, life jackets, and other flood rescue materials on hand.
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