Mocha Update News Today

Myanmar’s military information office said the storm had damaged houses, electrical transformers, cell phone towers, boats and lampposts in Sittwe, Kyaukpyu, and Gwa townships. It said the storm also tore roofs off of sport buildings on the Coco Islands, about 425 kilometers (264 miles) southwest of the country’s largest city, Yangon., World News, Times Now

The very severe cyclonic storm Mocha over east central Bay and adjoining areas moved north-northeast wards, and intensified over northeast Bay and adjoining areas.

Under the influence of Cyclone Mocha, winds are getting stronger in St Martin's Island. Weather is very stormy here," tourism businessman Taki Usmani Khoka told the Daily Star over phone at 8:30am today.

The very severe cyclonic storm Mocha moved north-northeastwards and crossed fully over the Bangladesh-Myanmar coast around 6:00pm this evening, weakening into a deep land depression near Sittwe in the neighbouring country

Mocha has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm over east central Bay of Bengal and was 760km south southwest of Cox's Bazar at 2:30am (local time) today, according to the Indian Met Department's last update.

The peripheral effect of Cyclone Mocha will be felt in the coastal regions of the Chattogram and Barishal divisions from around midnight, said the latest weather bulletin of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department

At least 1,27,000 people have been evacuated across Cox's Bazar district so far till 7:00pm tonight

Cyclone Mocha is approaching the coastal areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar with a maximum wind speed of 200 kmph, said the latest weather bulletin of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department

All schools and colleges under Chattogram, Cumilla, Barishal, and Jashore educational boards will remain closed tomorrow due to the impending Cyclone Mocha

Tropical cyclone Mocha has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over the central and southeast Bay of Bengal. The cyclone has moved northwards at a speed of nine kilometres per hour in the last six hours, according to the India Meteorological Department.