India launched ‘Operation Karuna’ to assist Myanmar which has been devastated by Cyclone Mocha. Three Indian Navy ships carrying relief material reached Yangon on May 18.
Key points
- Indian Ambassador in Myanmar Vinay Kumar handed over the first batch of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) material to the Chief Minister of Yangon region.
- More than 40 tonnes of HADR materials were dispatched by INS Shivalik, INS Kamorta and INS Savitri included emergency food items, tents, portable generators, clothes, water pumps, medicines, tarpaulins, hygiene and sanitary items, wheel chair, face masks etc.
- The fourth ship INS Gharial also were also dispatched with more HADR materials, including emergency medicines and medical kits.
- Super cyclone Mocha hit Bangladesh and Myanmar causing widespread devastation and killing hundreds.
- In Myanmar, Rakhine state was the worst-hit while in Bangladesh the cyclone destroyed shelters in the world’s largest refugee camp at Cox’s Bazar which houses a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.
