Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh with heavy wind and rain
Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh with heavy wind and rain: The fishing port of Cox’s Bazar and the city of Chittagong was hit by the powerful storm which made landfall on morning of Tuesday, 30th, May, 2017. The cyclone has lashed the country’s south-eastern coast. According to Bangladesh’s Meteorological Department, the cyclone generated winds of up to 117 km/h (73mph), while the authorities have been moving more than one million people to shelters.
Myanmar and parts of India are expected to be affected by the cyclone.
The cyclone has come after heavy rains in Sri Lanka caused floods and landslides which have killed at least 180 people.
Bangladesh’s meteorological department had earlier warned that that the low lying areas of Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong and many other coastal districts were “likely to be inundated” by a storm surge of 1.2m-1.5m (4-5 feet) above normal levels.
On Monday 30th, May, 2017, hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated to cyclone shelters, schools and government offices..
It has been advised to fishing boats and trawlers to remain in shelters as well.
From middle to the end of the year the Bay of Bengal is prone to storms, and Bangladesh is often hit by severe weather during its rainy monsoon.
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