Asian Cyclone Hits World's Largest Refugee Camp

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Asian Cyclone Hits World's Largest Refugee Camp

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A reminder that nature does not dispense fairness and justice.

Cyclone Mocha: Deadly storm hits Bangladesh and Myanmar coast
Published 32 minutes ago
BBC News, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
A powerful cyclone has hit the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar after intensifying into the equivalent of a category-five storm.

Cyclone Mocha brought with it heavy rain and strong winds, leaving residents in low-lying coastal areas fearful they may lose their homes.

More than 1,300 bamboo shelters in Cox's Bazar, the world's largest refugee camp, have been destroyed.

Landslides and floods are also hitting the area.

As the storm approached, police patrolled the coastline in the town of Cox's Bazar carrying loudspeakers, urging people to stay indoors.

The streets emptied as the cyclone intensified - the skies darkened, the winds picked up pace and the rains pounded down.

Hundreds of people crammed into a school in the city which had been turned into a temporary cyclone shelter.

Mothers with babies, young children, the elderly and the frail packed into any available space in the classrooms, sleeping on desks and sitting under them.

Authorities here say more than 500,000 people were evacuated from their homes in this south-eastern stretch of Bangladesh.

As many arrived at the shelter in rickshaws and on foot, they brought their livestock - cattle, chickens, goats - as well as mats to sleep on.
They had come from fishing and coastal villages, as many as two hours away, making a difficult choice.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65587321
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