The very severe cyclonic storm Mocha over east central Bay and adjoining areas moved north-northeast wards, and intensified over northeast Bay and adjoining areas.
Under the influence of Cyclone Mocha, winds are getting stronger in St Martin's Island. Weather is very stormy here," tourism businessman Taki Usmani Khoka told the Daily Star over phone at 8:30am today.
The very severe cyclonic storm Mocha moved north-northeastwards and crossed fully over the Bangladesh-Myanmar coast around 6:00pm this evening, weakening into a deep land depression near Sittwe in the neighbouring country
Mocha has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm over east central Bay of Bengal and was 760km south southwest of Cox's Bazar at 2:30am (local time) today, according to the Indian Met Department's last update.
Tropical cyclone Mocha has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over the central and southeast Bay of Bengal. The cyclone has moved northwards at a speed of nine kilometres per hour in the last six hours, according to the India Meteorological Department.