Cyclone Mocha : Damage Done By the Cyclone Landfall

Published: Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 16:10 [IST]

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This photo provided by Myanmar Military True News Information Team on Monday, May 15, 2023, shows an aerial view of damage buildings after Cyclone Mocha in Sittwe township, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Myanmar‚Äôs military information office said the storm had damaged houses and electrical transformers in Sittwe, Kyaukpyu, and Gwa townships.

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A woman surveys the damage caused to her home by Cyclone Mocha at Saint Martin island in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Monday, May 15, 2023. Mocha largely spared the Bangladeshi city of Cox's Bazar, which initially had been in the storm's predicted path. Authorities had evacuated hundreds of thousands of people before the cyclone veered east.

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A child runs through the wreckage of her home damaged by Cyclone Mocha at Saint Martin island in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Monday, May 15, 2023. Mocha largely spared the Bangladeshi city of Cox's Bazar, which initially had been in the storm's predicted path. Authorities had evacuated hundreds of thousands of people before the cyclone veered east.

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Locals ride motorbike while lamp-posts and trees are fallen after Cyclone Mocha in Sittwe township, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Monday, May 15, 2023. Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar's coast after the powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications.

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Thiruvananthapuram: Fishermen who set out in the morning from Perumathura coast to look for catch, return after encountering rough sea owing to Cyclone Mocha's landfall in Myanmar and Bangladesh, in Thiruvananthapuram, Sunday, May 14, 2023.

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Port Blair: Strong waves crash at the sea-shore, in Port Blair, Sunday, May 14, 2023. In preparation for Cyclone Mocha's landfall, all inter-island and mainland ships in Andaman and Nicobar Islands were cancelled.

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Two children stand under a roadside shelter to protect from rain before Cyclone Mocha hits in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Bangladesh and Myanmar were bracing Sunday as the extremely severe cyclone was set to hit their coastal areas, and authorities told thousands of people in both countries to seek shelter.

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Port Blair: A quick response disaster management team clears a tree that fell in a storm due to cyclone Mocha at Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair, Wednesday morning, May 10, 2023.