Tropical cyclone Mocha, Myanmar

Tropical cyclone Mocha formed over the southern Bay of Bengal on 11 May 2023 and made landfall on 14 May 2023, with the centre of the cyclone located over the sea close to Sittwe City, the capital of Rakhine State, western Myanmar, with winds reaching a maximum of 259 kilometres (km) per hour. According to satellite based preliminary analyses, 670 000 ha of land – 327 000 ha agricultural land – have been potentially impacted from the floods. The Data in Emergencies (DIEM) team at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) examined the satellite images for this period to understand the impact. This StoryMap provides an assessment of the potential impact of the floods on agriculture and livelihoods in Myanmar.