Cyclone Sitrang: IMD points crimson alert for 4 North-East states

By ANI

NEW DELHI: Under the affect of Cyclone Sitrang, a crimson alert indicating heavy to very heavy and very heavy rainfall has been issued for Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura on Monday.

Widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy to very heavy and very heavy rain at remoted locations could be very more likely to happen over Tripura on Monday and Tuesday, stated the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday.

“Under Sitrang influence, widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms/lightning/heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rain at isolated places is very likely to occur over Tripura on 24th & 25th October 2022,” IMD stated in a press launch. Earlier at the moment, the West Bengal authorities was witnessed taking all of the precautionery measures, together with evacuation of individuals, and provide of aid materials to shelters, to cope with attainable devastation below the impression of Cyclone ‘Sitrang’.

Civil defence groups are deployed at Bakkhali Sea Beach in South 24 Parganas. Tourists should not allowed to go to the seaside and the retailers have additionally been closed.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to the individuals to “stay alert” as there’s a excessive probability of rain on Tuesday attributable to cyclone Sitrang.

“There is a high chance of rain on October 25. There is an appeal to the people to avoid going out unnecessarily or to the sea areas including the Sundarbans. The state govt has made arrangements,” stated CM Mamata Banerjee.

The cyclonic storm “Sitrang” pronounced as “Si-Trang” over the northwest and adjoining the central Bay of Bengal crossed the Bangladesh coast between Tinkona and Sandwip near Barisal throughout 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm on Monday with a most sustained wind pace of 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph, IMD stated.

“It lay centered at 11:30 pm on Sunday over coastal Bangladesh near latitude 23.70N and longitude 90.80E, about 40 km east of Dhaka, 50 km west-southwest of Agartala, and 120 km north-northeast of Barisal (Bangladesh),” IMD officers stated.

“The cyclone is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards and weaken into a depression during next 6 hours and further into a well-marked low-pressure area during subsequent 6 hours,” it additional stated. 

NEW DELHI: Under the affect of Cyclone Sitrang, a crimson alert indicating heavy to very heavy and very heavy rainfall has been issued for Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura on Monday.

Widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy to very heavy and very heavy rain at remoted locations could be very more likely to happen over Tripura on Monday and Tuesday, stated the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday.

“Under Sitrang influence, widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms/lightning/heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rain at isolated places is very likely to occur over Tripura on 24th & 25th October 2022,” IMD stated in a press launch. Earlier at the moment, the West Bengal authorities was witnessed taking all of the precautionery measures, together with evacuation of individuals, and provide of aid materials to shelters, to cope with attainable devastation below the impression of Cyclone ‘Sitrang’.

Civil defence groups are deployed at Bakkhali Sea Beach in South 24 Parganas. Tourists should not allowed to go to the seaside and the retailers have additionally been closed.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to the individuals to “stay alert” as there’s a excessive probability of rain on Tuesday attributable to cyclone Sitrang.

“There is a high chance of rain on October 25. There is an appeal to the people to avoid going out unnecessarily or to the sea areas including the Sundarbans. The state govt has made arrangements,” stated CM Mamata Banerjee.

The cyclonic storm “Sitrang” pronounced as “Si-Trang” over the northwest and adjoining the central Bay of Bengal crossed the Bangladesh coast between Tinkona and Sandwip near Barisal throughout 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm on Monday with a most sustained wind pace of 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph, IMD stated.

“It lay centered at 11:30 pm on Sunday over coastal Bangladesh near latitude 23.70N and longitude 90.80E, about 40 km east of Dhaka, 50 km west-southwest of Agartala, and 120 km north-northeast of Barisal (Bangladesh),” IMD officers stated.

“The cyclone is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards and weaken into a depression during next 6 hours and further into a well-marked low-pressure area during subsequent 6 hours,” it additional stated.