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.
Cyclone Mocha Latest News Today: The Disaster Management Force personnel are keeping a watch on the sea resort towns of West Bengal while preventing tourists from going to the beach on Sunday. aaa
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.
Heavy rainfall along with gale is occurring over the north Myanmar-Bangladesh coasts and the forward sector of the eye wall is entering into these coastal areas, the India Meteorological Department said.
We have shifted people living in the low-lying coastal areas of Purba Medinipur and South 24 Parganas districts to safe shelters. Adequate relief materials have also been sent to these areas, said an official