Extremely Servere Cyclone MOCHA made landfall in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on 14th May packing winds of 250 mph as it approached to the coast, making it one of the strongest cyclones on record t hit the country. (UNOCHA Situation analysis report 25th May 2023.
More than 98% of houses were devastated, and rice, paddy and paddy seeds also got huge damaged in Rathedaung township, Rakhine. The life of affected people still need to be supported to recovery the situation after MOCHA cyclone. The PIM team have been collecting data of the affected people and areas through the field assessment and PIM local networks after the MOCHA cyclone hit those areas.
(60) rice bags were distributed to (216) total households from Ran Aung Pyin (132 households) and Lone Tin (84 households) villages, Rathedaung township, Rakhine on 7th June 2023.
This emergency response is to support urgent needs of those cyclone-affected people to mitigate the immediate impacts of the MOCHA cyclone.