Cyclonic storm Midhili
is expected to cross the Bangladesh coast close to Khepupara on the night of Friday
or during the early hours of Saturday, according to the Indian Meteorological
Department.
The cyclonic storm
is hardly to cause any severe damage to India’s coastal states, however, the
IMD has predicted of heavy rainfall in coastal districts of Odisha, West
Bengal, and North Eastern States on Friday.
Throughout the
course of cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, the weather forecast agency has
warned fishermen to not venture out of the sea. Below are the top five updates
on cyclone Midhili.
The deep
depression over the Bay of Bengal turned into a cyclonic storm Midhili on
Friday.
Deep Depression
over NW Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm Midhili. It lay centred
at 0530 hrs IST of November 17 over Northwest Bay of Bengal about 190 km east
of Paradip (Odisha), 200 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal), and 220 km
southwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh).
The name Midhili
was given by the Maldives. The cyclone will affect the Arabian Sea and the Bay
of Bengal cyclones. The names of the cyclones originating in these areas gets
name adopted by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and member
countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission (ESCAP).
Coastal regions of
West Bengal, Odisha, and North East states are likely to receive heavy rainfall
on Friday. The Purba Medinipur district administration in West Bengal issued an
alert on the approaching cyclone Midhili.
Apart from Purba,
additional vigilance has been arranged in Digha, a coastal resort town in the
West Bengal, which is popular with tourists. Rescue teams have been mobilised
to deal with situations on a war footing, officials told ANI.
The IMD issued
alerts for the northeastern region, warning of impending thunderstorms and
intense rainfall over the next 24 hours.
According to IMD,
Tripura and Mizoram are on ‘Red Alert’.
IMD notified that
Mizoram and Tripura are expected to receive heavy to very heavy with weighty
rain (more than 204.4mm) on November 17.
As per IMD, extremely
heavy (21cm in 24 hours) is very likely over South, Gomati, Sepahijala and
Dhalai districts and heavy (7-11 cm in 24 hours) to very heavy (11- 20 cm in 24
hours) is very likely over North, Unakuti, Khowai and West Tripura districts on
November 17.
Meanwhile on
November 18, heavy (7-11 cm in 24 hours) is very likely over all districts of
Tripura.
NE Watch Desk
