Tropical Cyclone Mocha - May 2023 - Appeal Updates

**Synopsis (short abstract)** Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar are entirely dependent on humanitarian aid to meet their basic food needs. In 2023, reduced food rations...

NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE The Myanmar Red Cross Society is the oldest humanitarian organisation in Myanmar. It began its operations in 1920 as a branch of the Indian Red Cross. After Burma formally...

HIGHLIGHTS The situation of children has worsened and remains a significant concern in Myanmar, with ongoing and escalating conflict leading to multiple displacements and the deterioration of social...

Foreword As we publish this 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), escalating fighting, surging displacement and extreme protection threats are now impacting vast swathes of the country,...

NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society was constituted on 31 March 1973 with retrospective effect from 16 December 1971, and is the oldest humanitarian organization in...

HIGHLIGHTS In 2023, Bangladesh experienced various emergencies that have necessitated the revisions to the HAC 2023 (Cyclone Mocha, Chittagong floods Floods and the Dengue Outbreak). In addition, the...

Context On 14 May 2023, cyclone Mocha made landfall in Myanmar, accompanied by violent gusts, torrential rainfall and flooding. Mocha caused significant disruption to the lives and livelihoods of...

Highlights Extremely severe Cyclone Mocha, one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded in Myanmar, made landfall on 14 May 2023, impacting an estimated 3.4 million people in Rakhine, Chin, Sagaing,...

OVERVIEW Background Cyclone Mocha struck the coastal areas near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border on 14 May 2023. The heavy rains and strong winds led to landslides, as well as damage and destruction to...

SITUATION ANALYSIS Extremely Severe Cyclone Mocha, which made landfall near Sittwe in Rakhine State on 14 May, has left a trail of destruction in Rakhine and the Northwest of Myanmar, encompassing...

Situation Overview This multi-sectoral Flash Appeal targets approximately 1.6 million people affected by cyclone Mocha and its aftermath across five areas of Myanmar – Rakhine, Chin, Sagaing, Magway...

SITUATION OVERVIEW On 14 May 2023 at 12:30 local time, Cyclone Mocha made landfall in Myanmar as an extremely severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 230-250 km/h. Mocha crossed the interior...