TNPSC Thervupettagam

Cyclone Mocha

May 19 , 2023 558 days 473 0
  • Cyclone Mocha made landfall between Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh and Myanmar's Sittwe.
  • Yemen suggested the name 'Mocha', which is supposed to be pronounced as Mokha.
  • The cyclone has been named after a Red Sea port city known for its coffee production.
  • The city also gave its name to the popular beverage, café Mocha.
  • Cyclone Mocha is the most powerful storm to hit Bangladesh since Cyclone Sidr.
  • Sidr hit Bangladesh's southern coast in November 2007, killing more than 3,000 people and causing billions of dollars in damage.
  • Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta in 2008, killing at least 138,000 people.

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