“India continues to be the first responder in the region,” he added.
New Delhi:
India launched “Operation Karuna” to provide humanitarian assistance to the people in Myanmar affected by Cyclone Mocha and three ships carrying relief materials arrived in Yangon today.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Twitter, “India extends a hand of friendship to the people of Myanmar affected by Cyclone Mocha. #OperationKaruna underway. Three Indian Navy ships carrying relief material reached Yangon today.”
“A fourth ship will arrive tomorrow. The ships are carrying emergency food items, tents, essential medicines, water pumps, portable generators, clothing, sanitation and hygiene items etc. India remains the first responder in the region,” he said. ” Added.
India extends a hand of friendship to the affected people of Myanmar #cyclonemocha, #Operation Karuna in process. Three Indian Navy ships carrying relief material reached Yangon today. The fourth ship will arrive tomorrow.
Ship emergency food supplies, tents,… pic.twitter.com/Ot8Ohm2jpn
– Dr. S Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 18, 2023
Meanwhile, Indian Navy ships Shivalik, Kamorta and Savitri were the first naval ships to reach Yangon with relief material.
The Indian Navy is committed to ensuring security and development for all in the region and is the first responder in providing assistance to its neighbors during such disasters.
Meanwhile, the Dhaka Tribune reported that the death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar has risen to 81.
At least 46 people died in the Rakhine state villages of Bu Ma and nearby Khaung Doke Kar, inhabited by the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority.
Thirteen people were killed when a monastery collapsed in a village in Rathedaung township, north of Rakhine’s capital Sittwe, and a woman died when a building collapsed in a neighboring village, according to Myanmar state broadcaster MRTV.
“There will be more deaths, because more than a hundred people are missing,” said Carlo, chief of Bu Ma village near Sittwe.
Nearby, 66-year-old Aa Bul Hu Son prayed at the grave of his daughter, whose body was recovered on Tuesday morning.
Mocha packed winds of up to 195 kilometers (120 miles) per hour on Sunday, toppled power pylons and smashed wooden fishing boats, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
Nine people died at the Daping camp for displaced Rohingya near Sittwe, with its leader saying the camp was cut off and short on supplies.
“People can’t come to our camp because the bridge is broken…we need help,” he said.
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