Claire Nullis of the World Meteorological Organization said the very severe cyclonic storm is rapidly strengthening in the Bay of Bengal, threatening the region with violent winds, flooding and landslides that could potentially kill hundreds of thousands of the world’s most vulnerable people. can affect.wmo,
The agency’s Regional Special Meteorological Center in New Delhi forecast that Mocha would move towards coastal Bangladesh and Myanmar. By Sunday afternoon, the storm will intensify further till landfall between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyawpyu in Myanmar.
About One million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar The camps are preparing for the worst. In 2022, he survived devastation from Cyclone Sitarang in the Bay of Bengal, which killed 35 people, displaced over 20,000, and caused over $35 million in damage in other parts of the country.
volunteers on standby
Cyclone Mocha is now headed straight to the camps In Bangladesh, according to the International Organization for Migration (iom,
Speaking to Cox’s Bazar, Nihan Erdogan, the agency’s deputy chief of mission, said Bangladesh has a “Massive” preparedness plan in placeof which IOM is a partner.
“We have trained 100 refugee volunteers in each camp on cyclone preparedness and flag warning system in 17 IOM-managed camps,” she said. “Emergency shelter materials and hygiene kits are readily available, and personal protective gear All the volunteers have been provided”.
,We have to alert and help our fellow community members So when the cyclone reaches our camps, they are prepared to react and save themselves and others if the weather conditions worsen,” said one of the refugee volunteers, who have been spreading messages raising awareness and Responding to community requests round the clock.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) is ready 40 ambulances and 33 mobile medical teams are ready in Cox’s Bazar, said Margaret Harris, a spokeswoman for the agency.
Satellite imagery of Cyclone Mocha on Friday.
United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have some predestined 230 tonnes of dry food and 24.5 tonnes of fortified biscuitsAid agencies stand ready to provide 50,000 hot meals daily if needed, said Olga Sarrado, a spokeswoman for the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR).
“We fear the impact of the storm with significant rainfall accompanied by landslides and flooding of camps near the sea,” he said. “Access to the camps may be disrupted, while power supplies and mobile phone towers may be damaged.”
The agency is conducting emergency preparedness in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and on Bhasan Char Island, working with local authorities and its humanitarian partners.
If needed, shelter materials such as 11 million Aqua Tabs, 60,000 jerrycans, and 300,000 bars of soap are ready, along with tarpaulins, ropes, and floor mats. Some 50 to 100 patients are being shifted to a hospital in Cox’s Bazar, while most patients have been sent home.
The agency is also working with Bhasan Char officials to ensure humanitarian partners and the region remain alert and refugees are informed. With over 1,000 volunteers, six medical teams and two ambulances on standby, preparedness includes 53 cyclone shelters and food provisions. 30,000 Rohingya refugees Stay on the island for 15 days.
prevention in myanmar
Jens Larke, United Nations Humanitarian Agency (ocha), said that local communities in Myanmar were making immediate preparations for the cyclone’s arrival. Myanmar’s humanitarian emergency response preparedness The scheme was activated across the country earlier this weekThey said.
Humanitarian organizations, particularly in Rakhine, pre-deployed personnel and supplies wherever possible. Rakhine and in the North West, Six million people are in need of humanitarian assistanceAnd 1.2 million people have been displaced, he said.
He said OCHA is working to ensure that responders have timely and uninterrupted access to those in need, cautioning that only 10 percent of the UN’s $764 million humanitarian response plan for Myanmar is funded. Was nurtured
In addition, 500,000 inter-agency emergency health kits and 500,000 water purification tablets were stored at the Central Medical Storage Department of Myanmar’s Ministry of Health, WHO said.
reducing disaster risk
The IOM warns that extreme weather events will become more frequent in the coming years due to climate change.
“The The relationship between climate change, migration and displacement pressure is increasing rapidly around the world,” the agency said, calling on governments to implement sustainable climate adaptation, preparedness and disaster risk reduction measures To prevent, reduce and address displacement associated with climate disasters and to strengthen people’s resilience.
