Assam Rifles, in collaboration with state government agencies and local opinion makers, successfully facilitated the safe return of 124 displaced civilians who took refuge in safer areas along the Indo-Myanmar Border due to the security situation in Manipur in the first week of May
In the statement, IMD said, "The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm "Mocha" (pronounced as "Mokha") over Northeast Bay of Bengal moved nearly north-northeastwards and lay centered at 1330 hours IST of today, the 14th May 2023 over Myanmar & southeast Bangladesh coastline near latitude 20.3&
"The ESCS "Mocha" lay centered at 0530hrs IST of 14th May 2023 over Northeast & adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal near lat 18.7N & long 91.5E. Its likely to cross between Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh) & Kyaukpyu (Myanmar), close to Sittwe (Myanmar) around noon of today," IMD twee
Ahead of Cyclone Mocha which is predicted to make landfall on Sunday (May 14) with gusts of up to 175 km/h (108 mph), thousands of people have been getting ready to get evacuated from the region, Al Jazeera reported.
A new port in Myanmar built with assistance from New Delhi has begun to receive container ships as both India and China seek closer economic ties with the Southeast Asian country Myanmar, Nikkei Asia reported.
"The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 8 kmph during past 6 hours, intensified into a cyclonic storm "Mocha" pronounced as "Mokha" and lay centred at 0530 hours IST of 11th May 2023 over the same region near latitude 11.2°N and longi
"All Indian nationals in Myanmar are advised to keep a watch on the weather forecast news and be prepared for any eventuality," an advisory by the Indian embassy in Myanmar stated.