An extremely severe cyclonic storm made landfall in western Myanmar midafternoon Sunday local time, bringing thrashing winds and heavy rains to areas of that country and Bangladesh where some of the world’s most vulnerable communities live.
Local media outlets reported injuries and some deaths in surrounding areas in Myanmar and Bangladesh. The Washington Post could not independently verify the reports.Still, officials were braced for what recovery will take. Some 6 million people were already in need of humanitarian assistance in the four areas of Myanmar expected to be most impacted by the storm. Rakhine, Chin, Magway and Sagaing are home to about 1.
Aid agencies working in the southeastern Bangladeshi city of Cox’s Bazar, home to Kutupalong, the world’s largest refugee encampment, prepared shelter materials and health-care supplies and warned of devastating consequences for refugees living in flimsy bamboo homes. The U.N. refugee agency has stockpiled supplies of dry food, and relief agencies can provide 50,000 hot meals daily if needed, it said in a statement. The World Health Organization has ambulances and mobile medical teams on standby in the area.
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