The depression over East-central Bay of Bengal has turned into the tropical cyclone 'Maarutha' prompting the Met office to advise distant warning signal No. 2 for maritime ports in Bangladesh.
Published : 16 Apr 2017, 10:35 AM
The advisory means a storm with wind speeds between 62 and 88 kilometres per hour has formed in the distant deep sea and ships may fall into danger if they leave the harbour.
All fishing boats and trawlers over North Bay and deep sea have been advised to remain close to the coast and proceed with caution till further notice, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in a special weather bulletin on Sunday.
Cyclone #Maarutha may have reached its peak intensity as cloud tops show gradual warming. Will strike #Myanmar by tom morning. #Heat #India pic.twitter.com/vwqs5PnLOO
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