Thousands along Bangladesh, Myanmar coast told to seek shelter as powerful Cyclone Mocha approaches

Volunteers in coastal districts of Bangladesh are using loudspeakers to urge people to seek shelter as the delta nation braces for an extremely severe cyclone, which is expected to slam ashore in Bangladesh and Myanmar in the next 24 hours. U.N. agencies and aid workers have prepositioned tons of dry food and dozens of ambulances with mobile medical teams in sprawling refugee camps with more than 1 million Rohingya who fled persecution in Myanmar. Their camps at Cox’s Bazar are in the path of Cyclone Mocha, which is closing in on the coast of southeastern Bangladesh and Myanmar with wind speeds of up to 125 miles per hour. It’s projected to make landfall on Sunday evening.