Cyclone Mocha causes death, heavy damage across nation

 

THE death and destruction in Myanmar caused by the severely cyclonic storm Mocha in the Bay of Bengal on 14 May is being released in a timely manner. 

According to the investigation until 15 May evening, 12 houses, three religious buildings, one monastery, three schools, one airport building, eight lamp posts, one transformer, one departmental building, one wall were damaged and destroyed in 44 wards and villages of Nay Pyi Taw while 129 houses, one religious building, two monasteries, one school, two hospitals/clinics, four lamp posts, 30 departmental buildings and one football field in 24 wards and villages of Chin State, three houses, six telecom towers, two lamp posts, one transformer, 26 walls and three bridges in 23 wards and villages of Sagaing Region, 113houses, two telecom towers and one lamp post in 72 wards and villages of Bago Region, four houses, 14 lamp posts, 67 walls, 156 seasonal crop cultivation fields and one bridge in 34 wards and villages of Magway Region, four religious building in one village of Mandalay Region, one house, one monastery, one school and 14 lamp posts in four wards and villages of Mon State, 11,106 houses, 63 religious buildings, 36 monasteries, 118 schools, 22 hospital/clinic, one market, one airport building, one telecom tower, seven lamp posts, one transformer, 72 departmental buildings and 392 losses in 387 wards and villages of Rakhine State, 31 houses, one religious building, one monastery, seven schools, two telecom towers, 60 lamp posts, two transformers, six departmental buildings, two football fields and 34walls in 65 wards and villages of Yangon Region, two houses, one monastery and one school in one village of Shan State, 131 houses, one religious building, five monasteries, 32 schools, five hospital/clinic, nine lamp posts, three departmental buildings and four losses in 114 wards and villages of Ayeyawady Region. 20 people including security force members from Rakhine State and one from Ayeyawady Region have been reported dead. 

Therefore, a total of 11,532 houses, 73 religious buildings, 47 monasteries, 163 schools, 29 hospitals and clinics, 11 telecom towers, 119 lamp posts, five transformers, one market, two airport buildings and 112 departmental buildings were destroyed in total and 21 people including security force members who are doing recuse work died. 

In the cyclone-affected areas, the rescue teams in respective regions and states are undertaking rescue measures together with volunteer organizations, and officials concerned went to the sites and provided necessary assistance. 

MNA/ KTZH