Thousands of Muslim refugees in Pauk Taw township, a few milessouth-east of the Rakhine capital citySittwe, were evacuated to KyiniByintIDP camp under the same township because of the cyclone Mocha.

The initiative is taken to prevent damages by the storm that may make landfall between northernArakan and southern part of Bangladesh.

A leader of Kyini Byint IDP camp informed Narinjara News that all Muslim refugees from two camps namelySin Thet Maw and Ngat Chaung  were shifted on Friday and Saturday.

Both the camps are located near the sea and the buildingsthere are also not strong enoughto face a major wind storm. Moreover, the tides can rise with the wind and hence they have been moved to a safeplace.

Kyini Byint camp is on a high ground and understood as safe for the refugees. Many shifted families aretaking shelter in mosques, schools andeven relatives’ houses in the camp, which lost around 200 houses and dormitories in a massive fire thatbroke out on 7 May.

Another camp leader said that as thousands of refugees aretaking shelter there, the problemsof accommodation and sufficient food alsoarise. They have food stock for some days only. So they will face more  problemsafter the storm if not supported by any donor agencies.

Cyclone Mocha, which has been developing in central part ofthe Bay of Bengal,is forecast to make landfall between northern Rakhine State and south Bangladesh in the eveninghours of Sunday.