On May 12, the Myanmar Meteorological and Hydrological Bureau announced that Tropical Cyclone Mocha, which is developing in the Bay of Bengal, has strengthened into a powerful cyclone storm and continues to approach the western coast of Myanmar. Mocha will form a very strong cyclonic storm when it moves to the central and eastern waters of the Bay of Bengal, and is expected to make landfall at noon on the 14th in Kyaukpyeo, Sittwe Coast and southeastern Bangladesh in Rakhine State in western Myanmar, with maximum winds of 161 to 177 kilometers per hour.
Affected by the "Mocha", the western coast of Myanmar will usher in Rakhine State, the southeast coast of Tanintharyi Province, the Irrawaddy Province, Yangon Province and other areas will usher in strong storms. As the storm approached, Yangon City's firefighting, municipal and other departments actively took countermeasures, and most local residents also prepared sufficient supplies in advance.
Yangon citizens: There are a lot of food prepared at home, such as noodles, bread, juice, etc., and food has been prepared for at least a week or so in advance.
Due to the large demand for materials purchased by the people in recent days, the prices of some daily necessities, especially vegetables, eggs, rice and other foods, have increased slightly, and the sales volume is much better than usual.
A market merchant in Yangon: Because the storm is approaching, people will buy more eggs, in the past, they would not buy too much at one time, but now due to the storm, everyone will buy more appropriately.
A market merchant in Yangon: Onions have sold well recently, and prices have also risen, mainly because the storm is approaching, and people will be more prepared.
Lin Xi: I also visited some pharmacies in the city and learned that the prices of some drugs necessary for emergencies are still relatively stable, and the stores are relatively well prepared for medicines. Myanmar's health authorities have been warning for days that they will take drastic action to crack down on price gouging.
Source: CCTV News