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Myanmar cyclone guide

Disaster response in Myanmar is run by the Department of Disaster Management, and the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology issues weather and storm warnings, mostly in Burmese. Official websites in Myanmar can be slow, can fail to load from outside the country, and some pages are old, so this page lists only what loaded and was confirmed. Check the date on anything you read, and follow local authorities. Myanmar is on this one page.

Checked on October 10, 2026

Every phone number and web address on this page was checked against official sources on that date. Details can change, especially during a storm. Always follow instructions from the Department of Disaster Management. For a fire, call 191; this guide could not confirm a national police or ambulance number on an official page.

What to know in Myanmar

  • The Department of Disaster Management says its aims are to help people hit by natural disasters with immediate food and shelter, and to plan ahead to reduce loss of life, homes, and property.
  • The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology publishes numbered storm warnings in Burmese on its cyclone warning page. Check the date and time on each one.
  • The Department of Disaster Management's website carries a Ministry of Health bulletin on the response to Cyclone Mocha in states and regions, for the reporting period 1 to 14 June 2023. This is a past event.
  • The Department's contact page lists its offices as of December 2019, so its phone numbers may be out of date. Official Myanmar sites are not always reachable, so a number that does not answer may have changed.

Emergency and information numbers

Service Number Notes
Fire emergency 191 Listed on the Fire Services Department home page.
Department of Disaster Management hotline +95-67-340-4666 Hotline as the Department's contact page lists it. The page also lists +95-67-340-4777. The page may be old.
Department of Disaster Management head office, Nay Pyi Taw +95-67-404-113 Office line. Not for life threatening emergencies.
Department of Meteorology and Hydrology public weather line +95-67-411-252 The Department's site also lists 01-667766 for public weather calls.
Fire Services Department headquarters, Yangon +95-1-666-912 Office line. The Department also lists 01666913 and 01663904. For a fire, call 191.
Myanmar Red Cross Society headquarters, Nay Pyi Taw +95-67-341-9041 Office line. The Society also lists +95 67 3419046 and +95 67 3419036.

Official alerts and information

  • Department of Meteorology and Hydrology cyclone warnings (Burmese): Numbered storm warnings, in Burmese. Check the date and time on each one. Website.
  • Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (English page): Forecasts, flood and cyclone sections, and radar images. This is the Department's current address. Website.

National resources

  • Department of Disaster Management: The Department's site, in Burmese, with its duties, offices, and news. Website.
  • Department of Disaster Management contact page: Head office, hotline, and the list of state, region, and district offices. Check the date. Website.
  • Myanmar Red Cross Society: The national society, with a disaster management service and an Emergency Operations Center. Website.
  • Fire Services Department: Fire safety information and news. Website.

For state agencies across the country, see the official sources page.

Evacuation centers

Open only when announced

Evacuation centers open only when officials announce them, and not every center opens for every storm. Check the official list of open centers before you leave home. Bring your own bedding, food, water, and medicines.

No list of cyclone shelters was found on the official pages that loaded, so none is shown here. Follow your local authorities and the Department of Disaster Management for where to go.

Radio, TV and weather

Keep a battery or hand crank radio. When power and cell service fail, radio is often the only way to hear official updates.

Official forecasts

  • Department of Meteorology and Hydrology: Myanmar's national weather service. The older address dmh.gov.mm did not load. Most of its warning pages are in Burmese. Phone: +95-67-411-252. Website.
  • India Meteorological Department, RSMC New Delhi: The regional centre for tropical cyclone bulletins over the North Indian Ocean. Follow the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology for official warnings in Myanmar. Website.

Sources

Checked on October 10, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.