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Myanmar declares 17 cyclone-hit townships a natural disaster zone

15 May 2023 04:33pm
TOPSHOT - Local residents walk past the fallen trees after Cyclone Mocha's crashed ashore, in Kyauktaw in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on May 14, 2023. Cyclone Mocha crashed ashore in Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on May 14, uprooting trees, scattering flimsy homes in Rohingya displacement camps and bringing a storm surge into low-lying areas. (Photo by SAI Aung MAIN / AFP)
TOPSHOT - Local residents walk past the fallen trees after Cyclone Mocha's crashed ashore, in Kyauktaw in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on May 14, 2023. Cyclone Mocha crashed ashore in Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on May 14, uprooting trees, scattering flimsy homes in Rohingya displacement camps and bringing a storm surge into low-lying areas. (Photo by SAI Aung MAIN / AFP)
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YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar declared 17 townships in Rakhine State a natural disaster-affected area on Monday, according to a notification released by the State Administration Council (SAC), reported Xinhua.

The townships are Kyaukphyu, Manaung, Ramree, Ann, Sittwe, Pauktaw, Ponnagyun, Rathedaung, Gwa, Taungup, Thandwe, Maungtaw, Buthidaung, Kyauktaw, Minbya, Mrauk-U and Myebon.

According to the notification, the townships were declared as a natural disaster-affected area in accordance with Section 11 of the Natural Disaster Management Law.

The declaration was made after cyclone Mocha caused loss of life and property, and damage to the environment in Rakhine, and it is believed that there may be difficulties in rapid restoration of normality in the affected area. - BERNAMA-XINHUA

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