Cyclone Mocha UPDATE: Cyclonic storm Mocha will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by midnight of Thursday (May 11), India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned.
“Cyclonic storm Mocha over the southeast Bay of Bengal about 510 km west-southwest of Port Blair, 1190 km south-southwest of Coxs Bazar (Bangladesh). To intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by midnight of today,” tweeted IMD.
Earlier, at this time within the morning IMD mentioned that the deep despair mendacity over the Southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm Mocha.
“The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 8 kmph during past 6 hours, intensified into a cyclonic storm “Mocha” pronounced as “Mokha” and lay centred at 0530 hours IST of 11th May 2023 over the same region near latitude 11.2°N and longitude 88.1°E, about 510 km west-southwest of Port Blair, 1210 km south-southwest of Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) and 1120 km south-southwest of Sittwe (Myanmar),” an official assertion mentioned.
In this regard, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has additionally issued an official assertion that its models have been positioned on excessive alert amid the warning of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for cyclonic storm Mocha.The assertion mentioned that the ICG is equipped for response to the cyclonic storm as indicated by IMD and the replace had been shared with the fisheries and civil administration.
On Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee mentioned that folks don’t want to worry the cyclone because the state authorities is supplied to deal with the scenario. “No need to fear the cyclone. If there come different circumstances, we will rescue people from coastal areas as the cyclone will move to Bangladesh and Myanmar,” CM Banerjee had mentioned.
(With businesses inputs)
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