Cyclone Mocha: Damages over 230 houses in Mizoram, more thunderstorms likely this week

Cyclone Mocha triggered rainfall in parts of northeast. The Indian Meteorological Department said heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur till Monday.

Published on: May 16, 2023 11:17 AM IST

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Rescuers on Monday evacuated thousands pf people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar's coast after a cyclone tore through the west of the country and neighbouring Bangladesh.   (AP)

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Over five lakh people were evacuated in Myanmar and Bangladesh after the storm made landfall on May 14.   (AFP)

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Powerful cyclone Mocha injured hundreds and cut off communications in Myanmar.   (AFP)

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Mocha made landfall near Sittwe township with winds blowing up to 209 kilometers (130 miles) per hour, Myanmar’s Meteorological Department said.  (AFP)

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“After 4 p.m. yesterday, the storm weakened a bit, but the water did not fall back. Most of them sat on the roof and at the high places of their houses the whole night. The wind blew all night,” the rescue group leader said.  (AFP)

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In Mizoram, at least 236 houses and eight refugee camps have been damaged.   (AFP)

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The storm made landfall on Sunday about 400,000 people were evacuated in Myanmar and Bangladesh.  (AFP)

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The storm was one of the worst since Cyclone Nargis swept across parts of southern Myanmar killing nearly 140,000 people in 2008.  (AFP)