DHAKA, Bangladesh
The deadly Cyclone Mocha that surged through the coast between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu township in Myanmar on Sunday claimed at least nine lives in both neighboring countries, accounting to reports.
At least six people were reported dead across Myanmar while three were killed on the southeastern coast of Bangladesh.
Some 13,000 houses in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh were destroyed by Cyclone Mocha. Of them, 2,522 were completely destroyed, according to the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry of Bangladesh.
The government evacuated some 750,000 people ahead of the storm, including 334,000 people in Cox’s Bazar, the ministry added.
Three salt laborers in Moheshkhali Island on the southeast coast of Cox’s Bazar were killed by Cyclone Mocha on Sunday night, local officials confirmed to Anadolu.
“The bodies of the three workers were recovered from different places on the island. Furthermore, 11 workers hit by the cyclone have been admitted to hospitals,” Hoanak Union Council Chairman Mir Kashem Chowdhury said.
Chowdhury said that a group of 40-50 workers was busy working in the salt field close to the coast in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday during the landfall of Cyclone Mocha.
The Refugee Relief and Repatriation Additional Commissioner (RRRC) in Bangladesh, Md Shamsuddoha, told Anadolu that at least 278 shelters were completely damaged, while 2,500 shelters were partially damaged by Mocha.
“We are working to repair the damage and ensure humanitar
