Cyclone Mocha: Indian Embassy in Myanmar advises countrymen to track weather forecast

The India Meteorological Department IMD has forecast that Cyclone Mocha is likely to make landfall off the Myanmar coast around 12 am local time on May 14 Wind speeds in excess of 110 kmph accompanied by heavy rains are likely prior toduring this period Indian Embassy in Myanmar said in a public advisoryAll Indian nationals in Myanmar are advised to keep a watch on the weather forecast news and be prepared for any eventuality the advisory statedThe advisory further requested the people to abide by the advisories being issued by the local authorities the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of Maynmar through its website wwwmoezalagovmm and its Facebook page from time to timePeople were being advised to avoid nonessential travel and stock up on essential supplies including drinking waterThe India Meteorological Department IMD on Wednesday predicted that the depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards during the past six hours and is likely to move northnorthwestwards and intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm over the same region by the eveningThe depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards during past 06 hours with a speed of 05 kmph and lay centred at 2330 hours IST of 9th May 2023 over the same region near latitude 85degN and longitude 893degE about 510 km westsouthwest of Port Blair 1460 km southsouthwest of Coxs Bazar Bangladesh and 1340 km southsouthwest of Sittwe Myanmar an official statement saidThe bulletin also informed that the movement of the depression is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over the southeast and adjoining central Bay of BengalAlso Read Cyclone Mocha Storm brewing in southeast Bay of Bengal likely to intensifyIt is very likely to move northnorthwestwards and intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm over the same region around the 10th of May evening Continuing to move northnorthwestwards it will gradually intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm by the 11th May morning and very severe cyclonic storm by 11th May midnight over the southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal the statement saidIt mentioned that on May 14 the depression is likely to recurve gradually move northnortheastwards and cross southeast Bangladesh and north Myanmar coasts between Coxs Bazar Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu MyanmarThereafter it is likely to recurve gradually move northnortheastwards and cross southeast Bangladesh and north Myanmar coasts between Coxs Bazar Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu Myanmar around the forenoon of 14th May 2023 added the statementOn Monday West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said people need not fear the cyclone as her government was equipped to handle the situationThere is no need to fear the cyclone If need be we will shift people from coastal areas The forecast suggests that the cyclone will move to Bangladesh and thereafter towards Myanmar CM Banerjee saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever