People walk on Kan Thar Yar beach near Gwa township, on May 11, 2023 after Cyclone Mocha, the Bay of Bengal's first cyclone of the year formed. Cyclone Mocha is forecast to make landfall on May 14 along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, according to India's meteorological office, packing winds of up to 145 kilometres (90 miles) per hour. AFP PHOTO
YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar and Bangladesh deployed thousands of volunteers and ordered evacuations from low-lying areas on Thursday as the Bay of Bengal's first cyclone of the year approached.