cyclone mocha
All that ails St Martin's Island
All tourists were evacuated from St Martin's island before Cyclone Mocha hit, but most residents had to stay back. There are many reasons that contribute to the island and its residents’ vulnerabilities to climate change-induced natural disasters.
Bracing for another storm
Victims of a natural disaster can develop PTSD not only through the degree of physical injury they suffer, but also through the immediate risks they face.
What stops people from evacuating to shelters during cyclones?
Cyclone Mocha was just the first of the season, and Bangladesh will face more in the days to come. We need to focus on a more holistic approach to disaster management, especially the evacuation process and recovery aspect, and not just rely on warnings and people’s willingness to move to shelters.
Cyclone Mocha: US providing $250,000 for emergency relief efforts
The US is providing $250,000 to assist Cyclone Mocha emergency relief efforts in the country’s most severely affected areas
Cyclone Mocha: St Martin’s Island faces drinking water, food shortages
The island is still without power as electric cables and utility poles were damage
Locals returning to Saint Martin's Island
The situation in Saint Martin's Island is returning to normalcy as people are returning to the island after Cyclone Mocha.
Cyclone Mocha: Water vessel movement resumes
A day after cyclone Mocha made landfall, movement of all types of water vessels resumed across the country this morning
A lucky escape
It’s a sigh of relief for Bangladesh.
Risk to Bangladesh has reduced: BMD director
The risk of severe Cyclone Mocha has decreased for Bangladesh as the severe cyclonic storm is heading towards Myanmar, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department
Mocha starts crossing Cox’s Bazar coast, wind speed up to 215 kmph: BMD
The very severe cyclonic storm Mocha over east central Bay and adjoining areas moved north-northeast wards, and intensified over northeast Bay and adjoining areas
Over 1.3 million evacuated as Mocha set to unleash fury
The government evacuated over 1.2 million people to safety in Cox’s Bazar and the efforts continued until late last night as Cyclone Mocha kept getting fiercer by the hour in the Bay of Bengal.
Mocha begins to lash coastal areas of Ctg, Barishal
With a maximum wind speed of 210kmph, the cyclone is expected to cross Cox's Bazar-North Myanmar's coast between 9:00am to 3:00pm
Mocha wind speed to go up 240 kmph
The Indian Met Department today forecast that extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha was likely to gather more power later in the early hours today with a wind speed increasing to 210 to 220km per hour gusting up to 240km per hour
At least 1.2 lakh moved to shelters in Cox’s Bazar
The number of people in the shelters of Cox’s Bazar district is increasing as the night progresses. Nearly 1 lakh 28 thousand people have been taken to shelters in Cox’s Bazar to keep them safe from the cyclone
Brace for the worst
Govt must take all measures to minimise the damage of Cyclone Mocha
Farmers fear loss due to Cyclone Mocha
Fearing damage due to the effects of cyclone Mocha, farmers in Rajshahi are harvesting half-ripe paddy.
'I've never been so afraid before'
Entrepreneur of St Martin’s Island shares experience as islanders brace for Mocha
Signal 10 for Cox’s Bazar port, 8 for Chattogram, Payra
The maritime port in Cox's Bazar has been asked to hoist cautionary signal (Great Danger Signal) 10 as cyclone Mocha has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm over the east central Bay of Bengal.
Mocha likely to cross Cox’s Bazar-Myanmar’s north coast by Sunday evening
The extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha -- over east central Bay and adjoining area — is likely to intensify further, move in a north-northwesterly direction and cross Cox's Bazar-Myanmar's north coast by 6:00pm on Sunday