<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">Bangladesh Disaster Management Minister of State Dr. Enamur Rahman has said that the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Mocha is not turning into a Super Cyclone as the wind speed has decreased. Briefing the media about preparations to tackle the cyclone in Dhaka on Saturday, Enamur Rahman said that the Cox's Bazar maritime port has been asked to keep hoisting extreme danger signal number 10. Distress Signal number 8 will be hoisted at Chattogram port, said the Minister.&nbsp; </span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that Bangladesh is fully prepared to deal with the cyclone Mocha.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">The cyclone is likely to make a landfall near Cox's Bazar on Sunday between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Cox's Bazar airport is closed from morning today till tomorrow evening.&nbsp;</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">The government of Bangladesh has launched an intensified evacuation campaign targeting half a million people to be moved to safety from the south eastern coastal areas of Bangladesh near Cox's bazar as the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Mocha is nearing the landfall tomorrow morning.&nbsp;</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">Government has set up more than 1600 cyclone shelters and 284 medical teams have been kept ready to attend to any medical emergency during the cyclone.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">Army, navy and coast guard have been alerted to deal with any situation arising due to the cyclone. More than 8500 volunteers of Red Cross and others have been working to ask people to move from risky areas to cyclone shelters.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;"><br />''</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">The Rohingya camps at Cox's bazar where more than 1 million Rohingya refugees are accommodated are especially vulnerable due to temporary housing structures. The Government of Bangladesh along with international agencies are preparing to make sure that the suffering of the people is minimised during the cyclone.</span></p>
News On AIR | May 13, 2023 9:13 PM
Cyclone Mocha not turning into Super Cyclone in Bangladesh: Disaster Management Minister Enamur Rahman