Cyclone Mocha: Aid efforts severely hampered by new restrictions

Type: Article

Description: “Initial response efforts were positive. The military authorities and armed groups such as the Arakan Army led efforts to clean debris from roads, and telecommunications and electricity were restored. However, the current response is far from what is required. More than two months after Cyclone Mocha hit, humanitarian relief is at a standstill despite the magnitude of the disaster. Restrictions imposed by military authorities permit only regular pre-cyclone humanitarian activities and prohibit any scale-up of a cyclone-specific response. This includes restrictions on large-scale distributions of relief items like food supplies, hygiene kits, and much-needed bamboo and tarps for building and repairing shelters.”

Publisher(s): Médecins Sans Frontières

Date: 27 July 2023

Publication Page: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/cyclone-mocha-new-restrictions-hamper-critical-aid-rohingya

TOPICS/Subjects:   

• CLIMATE CHANGE 
• Vulnerability
• CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
• Civil Unrest / Conflict
• Displacement / Migration
• Food Security
• Hunger/Famine
• Vulnerable Groups
• CLIMATE DISASTERS / EMERGENCIES 
• Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
• CLIMATE AND SECURITY 
• Human Security