Bangladesh is a disaster-prone area due to its geographical location. Natural disasters such as floods, droughts, landslides, tornadoes, snowstorms, cyclones, tidal waves etc. cause huge loss of life and property every year. Cyclone Moka is approaching.
In this situation it is very important to be aware of the people, especially the residents of coastal areas. Things people can do during cyclones will go a long way in creating public awareness and reducing damage.
Things to do before a cyclone:-
Decide in advance which areas people will go to which shelters, where livestock will be kept, and know the places.
Plant trees in houses, villages, roads and embankments.
Build houses as high as possible. Canopy it with iron or wooden pillars and frame on paved foundation. It is better not to use tin in canopy. Because tin can fly during storms and injure people and livestock. However tin and jayhooks of zero decimal 5 mm thickness can be used.
Install the tubewell at a high place, so that the salty and dirty water of the tide does not enter the tubewell.
Keep radios on fishing boats, launches and trawlers. Make a habit of listening to the weather forecast in the morning, noon and afternoon.
Keep some first aid kits (bandages, Dettol etc.) at home if possible.
Take measures to save seeds of various crops to protect them from flood water.
Plant coconuts, banana trees, bamboos, palms, kaya and other hardy plants around houses and streets. These trees reduce the velocity of storms and tides. As a result, people can escape from disaster.
Every man, woman and child should learn to swim.
When going to a cyclone shelter or other shelter, you should prepare accordingly by deciding what essential items can be taken with you and what items will be buried in the ground.
If financially able, make a paved hole in the house. Before the flood, you can store essentials in this paved pit.
Diarrhea epidemics should be carefully monitored. Train the whole family on how to prepare food saline in case of children's diarrhoea.
It is better to keep dry food like crackers, crackers, biscuits at home during cyclone months.
Train the women and other members of your family on how to make dirty water fit for food and use by fitting or filtering it.
After the cyclone it rains. Arrange for rain water retention. Rain water is pure. You can store water in large earthen pots or drums.
'Mokha' has turned into a strong cyclone
Cyclone Mokha: Maximum wind speed is 170 kmph
Mokha effect may start in Cox's Bazar this evening.
Location of Cyclone Mokha. Photo: Taken from Windy.com
Very strong cyclonic storm 'Mokha' over East-Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas is moving north-northeastward and staying in the same area.
This information has been informed in the special notification number 13 of the Department of Meteorology today Saturday.
It also said that the cyclone was located 865 km south-southwest of Chittagong seaport, 795 km south-southwest of Cox's Bazar seaport, 830 km south-southwest of Mongla seaport and 795 km south-southwest of Payra seaport.
Cyclone Mokha may move further north-northeastward and intensify and cross Cox's Bazar-North Myanmar coast tomorrow Sunday between 6 am and 6 pm. And from this evening, the impact of the tip of the very strong cyclone 'Mokha' may begin in Cox's Bazar and adjacent coastal areas.
Why is the cyclone named 'Mokha'?
The Meteorological Department also said that the sustained maximum wind speed of 150 kmph within 74 km of the center of the very strong cyclone could increase to 170 kmph in the form of gusts or gales. The sea is very rough in the vicinity of the super cyclone center.
Since last night, Cox's Bazar and Chittagong seaports have been asked to display distress signal number 8 and Payra and Mongla seaports to display local warning number 4. Coastal districts of Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Chandpur, Bhola and their remote islands and chars will also be under 8-distress signal.
According to the information of the Meteorological Department, due to the influence of the frontal part of the cyclone and excess pressure difference, the coastal districts of Cox's Bazar and Chittagong and their remote islands and low-lying areas of the Chars may be inundated by wind-driven tides of 8-12 feet higher than the normal tide. Under the same effect the coastal districts of Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Chandpur Bhola and their outlying islands and low-lying areas of Chars may be inundated by wind-driven tides 5-7 feet higher than normal tides.
All fishing boats and trawlers stationed in the North Bay of Bengal have been asked to remain in safe shelter till further instructions, according to a notification issued by the Meteorological Department.
India Meteorological Department Bulletin No. 16 today said that the very strong cyclone formed in the central and southeastern Bay of Bengal is moving north-northeast at a speed of 8 km per hour. The cyclone is located 565 km from India's Andaman capital Port Blair, 760 km from Bangladesh's south-southwest coast of Cox's Bazar and 690 km from Myanmar's Rakhine state capital Sitt.
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