Cyclone Mocha hit Rakhine State is facing the scarcity of drinking water and food, but no aid arrives in the storm-affecteddistricts,towns and villages.

The cyclonic storm hit the Rakhine coast and proceeded to disturb regularliving after destroying 90% of thebuildings in Rakhine state.

 

Now the entire devastated State is expecting for relief to feed its people who are rendered homeless due to the disaster.

Most of the ponds and wells in Rakhine State are now filled with salty sea water, which cannot be consumed.Moreover, the electric supply had goneout of order as the storm root out many polesand wires in various localities.

 

The locals informed Narinjara News over the telephone thattheir lives have come to a halt asthey are unable to fetch necessary items from the neighboring towns, particularly Sittwe, due to therestriction on air and waterways.

 

Arakan Army chief of the staff, major general Tun Myat Naingrecently delivered a video speech where he urgedthe non-governmental organizationsand international community to support the cyclone affected people in collaboration with ULA and AA.

 

"I would like to make a special request for theregion's NGOs and INGOs to workclosely with the Araksha People's Government while providing necessary assistance to the affected Arakanesepeople,” said general Naing.

The Arakan humanitarian & developmentcoordinationoffice (HDCO) has empowered to work with various humanitarian organizations for the benefit of Rakhine people, he added.

 

A UN OCHA assessment estimates that over 5.4 million peoplewere in the path of the cyclone throughout Rakhine and the Northwest. Earlyestimates indicate that approximately 3.2 million are the most vulnerable andare likely to require humanitarian assistance.