Cyclone Mahasen hits the shores of Bangladesh; rain to now lash Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura

Cyclone MAHASEN has hit the Bangladesh coast and is bringing very heavy rainfall along the coast at Chittagong and Feni. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds at a speed of about 100 kmph may wreak havoc and threaten the lives of 8 million people. Flooding may spell major trouble as it could completely swamp low-lying houses and camps. There are very high chances of landslides as well.

The coastal districts of Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Feni, Chandpur, Bhola, Borguna, Patuakhali, Barisal and their offshore Islands will be in danger. Trawlers and marine vessels are advised to remain in shelter till further notice.

The immediate effects of the cyclone could last for another 12 hours. Heavy rain may continue for the next 3 to 5 hours, till it makes a landfall and covers the entire coast. Once it makes landfall, the intensity of rain may reduce.

By tomorrow morning, the cyclone may move towards northeast India and weaken into a depression. Tripura, south Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram could have widespread rain and gusty winds at a speed of 70 kmph for the next 48 hours. This may cause landslides here as well.

Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim will also have rain at a few places and at one or two places in Bihar and Jharkhand as a trough of low pressure runs from Bihar to Tamil Nadu across, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Moist winds from south-southeast and dry winds from west-northwest are colliding to create chances of rain. Under the aegis of this weather system rain at one or two places is expected in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in the next 48 hours.

The weather in north and northwest plains will continue to remain dry and very hot in the coming two days. Temperature in Delhi will rise further. Similar rise in temperature is expected over central India as well during this period.