The Palaung StateLiberation Front/ Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) and the MyanmarNational Truth and Justice Party/ Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army(MNTJP/MNDAA)-Kokang issued a statement today about the losses and damage causedby cyclone Mocha which struck Arakan State on 14 May, 2023.

According to the statement, the PSLF/TNLA and theMNTJP/MNDAA are deeply saddened to hear that Cyclone Mocha, which centered onthe Arakan coast and entered near the city of Sittwe and swept across theentire Arakan State, caused great damage.

We are especially sorry for the people who lost their livesdue to the cyclone Mocha. The cycloneMocha destroyed many houses, buildings, religious buildings, schools,transportation facilities,cattles, rice and foodstuffs. The cyclone-hit people in Arakan State are inneed of emergency assistance. On behalf of the people in Arakan State, superpower countries, neighbouringcountries and international organizations are requested to provide necessary emergency aid and carry outrehabilitation work, the statement says.

The TNLA and the MNDAA-Kokang will stand with our ally, theUnited League of Arakan/ArakanArmy (ULA/AA) and help the ULA/AA in order to collectively overcome the naturaldisaster the Arakan people faced.

Our brotherhood alliance earnestly believes that the ULA/AAcan do its best by leading the public, CSOs and philanthropic organizations inthe systematic management of emergency aid and rehabilitation works for thepeople in cyclone-affected Arakan State.

The Three Brotherhood Northern Alliance are: the TNLA, theAA and the MNDAA-Kokang.