The cyclonic storm ‘Mocha’, lashed the country’s southeastern coastlines shortly after Sunday midday making its way through the Naf River that divided Bangladesh and Myanmar. The storm uprooted many trees and damaged houses and other structures in Teknaf and St. Martins.
The cyclone made its landfall but its main brunt largely spared Bangladesh as it turned to eastwards at the last moments and headed towards northern Myanmar coast.
Over 7.5 lakh people took shelter in the cyclone centres in the country's southeastern coastal region. People have already returned home from different cyclone centers as the wind speed of the cyclonic storm Mocha slowed in the coastal areas. Apart from cyclone centers, people also took shelters at hotels, resorts and multi-storied buildings.
Cox’s Bazar district was supposed to be affected severely by Cyclone Mocha but the costal district witnessed very little destruction as the strong part of the cyclone hit the Myanmar, says Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Therefore, the costal districts, particularly Cox's Bazar have been saved from severe wrath of cyclone spMocha.
The wind was blowing at a speed of over 200 kilometres per hour in Teknaf and its southernmost part Shahpori Dip along the Bay of Bengal. The weather was frightening because of the very high velocity of wind but people did not see the much feared massive tidal surges.
The storm surges up to four metres swamped villages in low lying areas. Many makeshift shanties in the Rohingya camp were leveled and trees uprooted by the severe storm.
The authorities concerned
must help the affected people
in repairing the damaged houses
This year’s preparation and arrangement were very good. However, the overall losses by the impact of the storm have not been estimated yet.
Many people returned home from the various institutional shelters and saw their houses were completely destroyed. So, the worst-affected families are worrying over a return to normal life.
The affected people are passing days in extreme misery amid an acute crisis of food and pure drinking water. As per Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s order, all concerned particularly the field level administration are taking prompt measures to ease sufferings of the affected people.
Storm-hit people do not have cash money to repair their damaged houses, business establishments and other infrastructures or purchase foods. The authorities concerned must help the affected people in repairing the damaged houses on an emergency basis. Besides, the damaged and affected educational institutions, business establishments, important infrastructures, roads and embankment will have to be repaired immediately.
