Mocha made landfall near Sittwe in western Myanmar`s Rakhine state on Sunday, with winds of up to 130 mph (about 209 kph), and raged across the country.
Powerful cyclone Mocha hit the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar after intensifying into the equivalent of a category-five storm on Sunday. Mocha claimed three lives in Myanmar and left behind a trail of destruction. On the other hand, in West Bengal, NDRF teams are on high alert along the coastal areas of the state.
In the wake of Cyclone Mocha, the IMD has issued an Orange alert for heavy rainfall in parts of northeast India, including, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur and Nagaland.
Cyclone Mocha made landfall in Myanmar s Rakhine state near Sittwe township in the afternoon with winds blowing up to 209 kilometres per hour, Myanmar s Meteorological Department said. Cyclone Mocha Update: Three Killed, Buildings and Infrastructures Damaged After Cyclonic Storm Makes Landfall in Myanmar.
Tripura and Mizoram along with Meghalaya will be the ones seeing the most rain in the next few days, for about one week. No damaging effect expected but continuous rains may give rise to landslides etc. due to the terrain.