MT News
State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing presented Ks-7 billion and relief equipment to Rakhine State chief minister to carry out relief, rescue and rehabilitation operations at the areas hit by Mocha on 15 May.
A cash donation ceremony was held for the storm-hit areas for rescue, relief and rehabilitation on 15 May. Ks-13,181 million was donated by families of the Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) and well-wishers including monks. Of the total amount, Ks-7 billion will go to Rakhine State for those tasks.
Disaster management teams are being formed to carry out rehabilitation work in the storm-hit Rakhine State. Before the storm, 23,700 local people from Sittway, MraukU, Maungdaw, Kyaukphyu, Thandwe, Taungup and An were evacuated to shelters.
Moreover, 626,849 people were evacuated to other safer places. Again, 62,319 people from IDP camps were also moved to safer places. On 14 May at 10.30 am when the storm came, maximum wind speed was 60 miles per hour. But it was 120 mph from 1pm until 3.30pm. Due to the storm, homes, office buildings, and religious buildings collapsed or were damaged. A TV retransmission tower and some telecom towers collapsed. Till 14 May, two people died and 28 others were injured, according to initial reports.
The SAC Chairman Prime Minister himself visited Rakhine State and left necessary instructions for rescue, relief and rehabilitation tasks.
