Cyclone Mocha to intensify into severe cyclonic storm; IMD issues warning

The cyclonic storm ‘Mocha’ is Bay of Bengal’s first cyclone of the year and is expected to make landfall Sunday along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday warned that Cyclone Mocha has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. Over 200 NDRF personnel are on the ground in West Bengal in view of the cyclone.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued an alert that Cyclone mocha has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over central adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal.

The India Meteorological Departm ent (IMD)Thursday issued a bulletin forecasting that cyclone Mocha is expected to intensify into a severe storm by midnight over the central Bay of Bengal. "Cyclonic storm Mocha over the southeast Bay of Bengal about 510 km west-southwest of Port Blair, 1190 km south-southwest of Coxs Bazar (Bangladesh). To intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by midnight of today," the weather forecasting agency tweeted. (Track LIVE updates of cyclone Mocha here)