"Highlights Two flash appeals were launched on 23 May, seeking to support 1.6 million people in Myanmar, and 780,000 people in Bangladesh. In Myanmar, WFP has reached 87,000 people in central and northern Rakhine State through emergency cyclone response and regular relief distributions. Situation Update Cyclone Mocha hit an already vulnerable area, with substantial numbers of displaced and crisis-affected people reliant on humanitarian assistance. In Myanmar, 3.4 million people were living in the highest impact zone. In Bangladesh, the cyclone severely affected 780,000 people, including 536,000 Rohingya refugees and 243,000 Bangladeshis. Cyclone Mocha flash appeals were launched for Myanmar and Bangladesh yesterday, 23 May. o In Myanmar, a US$333 million flash appeal was launched, seeking to support 1.6 million people across five areas (Rakhine, Chin, Sagaing, Magway, and Kachin). o In Bangladesh, the Rohingya Refugee Response and the Humanitarian Country Task Team issued a flash appeal amounting to US$42.1 million to respond to Cyclone Mocha and enhance preparedness for the monsoon season a few weeks away. o In northern Rakhine State, WFP has so far reached 22,400 cyclone-affected people and 10,900 people through regular relief distributions. Both cyclone response and regular relief distributions are ongoing. WFP’s available rice stocks (500 mt) in Sittwe – one of the hardest hit areas – will be distributed today and tomorrow. WFP is working to temporarily divert or loan other stocks to central Rakhine State and is assessing the feasibility of distributing cash to some beneficiaries. Fifteen trucks carrying 142 mt of HEBs arrived on 23 May in Sittwe from Yangon, and another ten trucks carrying 200 mt of rice are en route. WFP has requested travel authorization to move a further 2,000 mt of rice by road from Yangon to Sittwe as soon as possible..."