Bangladeshi fishermen take their boats to safety in Cox's Bazar on May 12, before Cyclone Mocha. Photo: Reuters.
In Myanmar, storms accompanied by rain and strong winds damaged buildings in the city of Sittew and paralyzed traffic. At least three people were killed by the storm, and around 100,000 people in Rakhine state were evacuated to safer areas.
In Bangladesh, the storm made landfall on the coast of Cox's Bazar. Low-lying areas, offshore islands and shoals in this area are likely to be flooded by waves of 2.4 to 3.7 meters high.
Myanmar and Bangladesh have evacuated about 400,000 people to reduce damage caused by storms.
Not unusual for this time of year, but Typhoon Mocha comes at a time when the world is paying more and more attention to extreme weather events. Before that, many parts of Asia also experienced severe heat wave in April-May.