Cyclone Mocha threatens Bangladesh and Myanmar with major evacuations.
TL;DR
Aid agencies in Bangladesh and Myanmar are preparing for disaster as Cyclone Mocha, equivalent to a category 3 Atlantic hurricane, approaches. The storm is expected to make landfall between Myanmar's Rakhine state and southeastern Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, home to the world's largest refugee camp, on Sunday. Disaster response teams and thousands of local volunteers have been put on standby, and emergency shelter, hygiene kits, and water containers are ready to be distributed. The Rohingya refugees living in the overcrowded camps in Cox's Bazar are particularly vulnerable, with their shelters only able to withstand wind speeds of 40 kph.
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