Dhaka: As cyclone Mocha intensifies and winds intensify, St Martin, Bangladesh’s only atoll, may temporarily go under water, according to the head of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), Dhaka Tribune told.
“Since there is no major infrastructure on the island, the storm will not be interrupted anywhere and will hit the island directly. As the center of the storm passes over St. Martin, the water will move from one side of the island to the other, and cause the intensity of the storm to increase.” Looking at the current situation, the island may be under water for some time,” BMD director Mohammad Azizur Rahman said on Sunday. “But the water will not remain stagnant, it may even move away. The situation entirely depends on the speed of the storm,” he added.
According to Dhaka Tribune, meteorologist Shahinul Islam said that the bulk and center of the storm will pass over Myanmar and the rest will hit the Cox’s Bazar coast. Islam also said that rain has already started along the coast of Bangladesh and most parts of the country are likely to witness wet weather throughout the day.
In its morning bulletin, the BMS said the very severe cyclonic storm Mocha over east-central Bay and adjoining areas moved north-northeastwards, intensified over northeast Bay and adjoining areas and made landfall near Chittagong port. It was centered about 385 kilometers south-southwest at 6 a.m. 305 km south-southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 450 km south of Mongla port and 370 km south of Payra port.
As per the latest bulletin of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the peripheral effect of cyclone Mocha began in the coastal areas of Chattogram and Barishal divisions on Sunday morning, reported Dhaka Tribune.
According to BMD, Cyclone Mocha is moving towards the coastal areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar with a wind speed of 210 km per hour. According to the advisory, the Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm is about 490 km south-southwest of Chattogram Port, 410 km south-southwest of Cox’s Bazar Port, 530 km south of Mongla Port, and 460 km south of Payra Port. Was located at night. According to Dhaka Tribune.
Cyclone Mocha will cross southeast Bangladesh and northern Myanmar today with wind speed reaching 180-190 kmph gusting to 210 kmph, the India Meteorological Department said on Sunday. According to the Dhaka Tribune, the sea port of Cox’s Bazar has been instructed to hoist Great Danger Signal 10.
In addition, it has been advised that the sea ports of Chattogram and Payra may hoist Great Danger Signal 8, while the Mongla Sea Port should hoist local warning signal 4. The coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, as well as its adjoining islands and chars, will come under Great Danger Signal Number 10, the bulletin said.
The coastal districts of Chattogram, Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Chandpur, Barishal, Patuakhali, Jhalakathi, Pirojpur, Barguna and Bhola as well as its outlying islands will come under Great Danger Signal Number 8, reports the Dhaka Tribune.