Cyclone Mocha

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People were killed and infrastructure extensively destroyed when Cyclone Mocha hit western Myanmar on Sunday (14 May). Thousands of people are now displaced within the country.

Oxfam teams are assessing the situation there and in Bangladesh.

Thousands of people are displaced within Myanmar in camps in Rakhine state.

Myanmar and Bangladesh are prone to natural disasters. Cyclone Mocha is the first to form in the Bay of Bengal this year and one of the most powerful cyclones to hit in years. Mocha made landfall in Myanmar on Sunday bringing heavy rains and winds hitting both Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Oxfam and partners are assessing the devastation caused by Cyclone Mocha in Rakhine State in Myanmar. And are already responding in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, where around 1 million Rohingya refugees live.

Oxfam plans to mount a humanitarian response to provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, as well as emergency cash and food.