At least 148 people have died in Myanmar’s Rakhine state due to the cyclone Mocha that hit Bangladesh and Myanmar’s coast on May 14. The storm brought with it extreme winds of up to 209 kilometers per hour and flash floods, resulting in power outages, damaged buildings, and downed cellphone towers. According to Myanmar state media, more than 186,000 buildings have been damaged due to the cyclone. While Myanmar’s navy and air force have begun providing relief assistance, it is yet to reach the remote areas of the state.

Concerns center on how to provide for basic necessities including shelter, food, water, and healthcare throughout the wet season. Myanmar’s Meteorological Department has said that the monsoon is expected to arrive in the southern part of the country in the next two days. This kind of rainfall lasting long periods is typical on the Bay of Bengal coast and the lower part of the country from June through September.

Many people in northern Rakhine are worried that they won’t have enough time to get their homes repaired before the monsoon, according to Wai Hun Aung, a writer who is helping to coordinate relief efforts in seven different townships. Urgent needs include nourishment, hydration, and healthcare. “Governmental assistance is insufficient,” he added. Wannisara, a Buddhist monk in the city of Rathedaung in the northern Sittwe municipality, said there had been no fresh aid and that villagers there were in dire need of shelter and water.

Although some people received essential items like rice, pots, and pans through truck distribution over the weekend, more relief goods are needed, according to Theinn Shwe, a teacher at an education center for minority Rohingya Muslims living in displacement camps outside Sittwe that were battered by the storm surge. Naypyitaw officials and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs have not yet agreed on a humanitarian aid plan for Rakhine and Chin.