Cyclone Yaas: Difference between revisions

Assessing the threat of Yaas in the country, Bangladesh Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]] reserved 225 disaster centres for evacuation premises.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=May 24, 2021|title=Bangladesh prepared for Cyclone Yaas|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/05/24/bangladesh-prepared-for-cyclone-yaas|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Dhaka Tribune|archive-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525012538/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/05/24/bangladesh-prepared-for-cyclone-yaas|url-status=live}}</ref> 349 shelters had been prepared, which accommodated half the capacity of people to maintain [[COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh|Covid-19]] health restrictions.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=May 23, 2021|title=Khulna preparing for Cyclone Yaas|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/environment/news/khulna-preparing-cyclone-yaas-2097457|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=The Daily Star|language=en|archive-date=May 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523164847/https://www.thedailystar.net/environment/news/khulna-preparing-cyclone-yaas-2097457|url-status=live}}</ref> 114 medical authorities were readied for medical emergencies.<ref name=":1" /> Food supplies were also prepared for the evacuees, while Bangladeshi authorities including the [[Cyclone Preparedness Programme]] of the country and [[Bangladesh Navy|its navy]] were on standby and high alert, starting from May 24.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> Signal Warning No. 2 were raised on harbors in [[Chattogram|Chittagong]], [[Cox's Bazar]], [[Port of Mongla|Mongla]] and [[Port of Payra|Payra]] on the same day as Yaas neared the country.<ref name=":2" /> In [[Barisal Division|the administrative division of Barisal]], afauthoritiesauthorities there started to prepare temporary and permanent evacuation shelters as they started to depopulate over 2 million individuals due to the storm.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=May 24, 2021|title=Cyclone Yaas: Authorities preparing to evacuate 2 million people in Barisal Division|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/05/24/cyclone-yaas-authorities-preparing-to-evacuate-2m-people-in-barisal-division|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Dhaka Tribune|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526023953/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/05/24/cyclone-yaas-authorities-preparing-to-evacuate-2m-people-in-barisal-division|url-status=live}}</ref> Fishing activities in the northern [[Bay of Bengal]] were prohibited.<ref name=":2" /> [[Bangladeshi taka|৳]]15 million ([[$]]17,690 USD) worth of standby funds were also released by the authorities for disaster response. 20,000 [[Rohingya]] at the remote island of [[Bhasan Char]] were also considered at risk.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=cn/>

Earlier on May 27, Modi had held a review meeting with Odisha's Chief Minister, [[Naveen Patnaik]]. Discussing the impact of the cyclone, Odisha's government had demanded long term solutions to problems that were caused by repeated cyclone effects, and provision of disaster-resilient power systems. However, there were no immediate funds for this.<ref name=":14" /> Those displaced by Yaas had sought refuge in overcrowded shelters; this caused increased concern about [[COVID-19]] outbreaks in an already terrible [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|pandemic in india]]. WASH items were in limited availability, and shelthershelter camps and WASH facilities were flooded by the storm. Critical demands for the resources were being sent through the IAG network for primary health services; this prompted the need for immediate availability of these items. Children, women, the elderly, and other groups of notable vulnerability were of high concern due to the lack of basic supplies. Psychosocial support and recreational activities for sheltering youth was also required.