Bengal: While parts of the country are still reeling under the destruction caused by Cyclone Tauktea, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that another cyclone is expected to hit the eastern coast from the Bay of Bengal.
A cyclone is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal and expected to hit the eastern coast on May 23, a top official of the Ministry of Earth Science said on Wednesday. M Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, said a cyclone circulation is expected to form over the Bay of Bengal on May 23. “It is likely that it will intensify into a cyclone and hit the West Bengal and Odisha coast,” Rajeevan said.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said a cyclonic circulation has been lying over the southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood between 3.1 km & 5.8 km above mean sea level. “Southwest Monsoon likely to advance into South Andaman Sea & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal around May 21.
A cyclonic circulation lies over Southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood between 3.1 km & 5.8 km above mean sea level,” IMD said. If the cyclone forms, it will be called ‘Yaas’, a name was given by Oman.
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