The very severe cyclonic storm Mocha moved north-northeastwards and crossed fully over the Bangladesh-Myanmar coast around 6:00pm this evening, weakening into a deep land depression near Sittwe in the neighbouring country

A total 2,826 shanties were damaged in Rohingya camps in Teknaf and Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar due to the impact of Cyclone Mocha, according to a report prepared by the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC)

People in St Martin’s Island are slowly returning to their homes leaving cyclone centres after Cyclone Mocha crossed the island causing less damage than feared

With a maximum wind speed of 210kmph, the cyclone is expected to cross Cox's Bazar-North Myanmar's coast between 9:00am to 3:00pm

The Indian Met Department today forecast that extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha was likely to gather more power later in the early hours today with a wind speed increasing to 210 to 220km per hour gusting up to 240km per hour

The peripheral effect of Cyclone Mocha will be felt in the coastal regions of the Chattogram and Barishal divisions from around midnight, said the latest weather bulletin of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department

Cyclone Mocha is approaching the coastal areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar with a maximum wind speed of 200 kmph, said the latest weather bulletin of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department

At least 1,27,000 people have been evacuated across Cox's Bazar district so far till 7:00pm tonight

The Rangamati district administration has issued an emergency landslide warning as Cyclone Mocha approaches

All schools and colleges under Chattogram, Cumilla, Barishal, and Jashore educational boards will remain closed tomorrow due to the impending Cyclone Mocha

Over 2,500 people have been evacuated from St Martin's Island so far

All examinations scheduled for Sunday (May 14) in colleges under the National University have been postponed due to the severe cyclonic storm Mocha in the Bay of Bengal

Cox's Bazar Airport will remain closed from 7:00am today to 7:00pm tomorrow due to the very severe cyclonic storm Mocha in the Bay of Bengal

Gaining more and more strength with each passing hour, Cyclone Mocha is likely to turn into an extremely severe cyclonic storm by this morning, say forecasts.

The government decided to suspend gas supply from two floating LNG terminals in Moheshkhali from 11:00pm tonight due to the incoming Cyclone Mocha

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar and Payra were advised to hoist Great Danger Signal 8 as Cyclone Mocha makes its way to the southeastern coast of Bangladesh

Hundreds sought shelter and higher ground in western Myanmar today ahead of a looming cyclone forecast to bring high winds and a storm surge to the eastern Bay of Bengal

Inhabitants of St Martin's Island, which is on the path of Cyclone Mocha, have already started moving to safer places

Tropical cyclone Mocha tonight intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over South East Bay of Bengal and gathered more speed moving northwards at a speed of 11km per hour in the last six hours, according to the Indian Met Department

A total of 746 shelters have been kept ready in Bhola to deal with Cyclone Mocha