Bay of Bengal

Published By: Shreeja BhattacharyaLast Updated: June 13, 2023, 09:02 ISTAndaman & Nicobar Islands, IndiaThe sunset at Chidiya Tapu is particularly breathtaking, offering a picturesque backdrop for birdwatching. (Image:…

Last Updated: May 14, 2023, 10:38 ISTPeople gather by the seafront in Sittwe in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on May 12, 2023, ahead of the expected arrival of Cyclone Mocha. (Credits: AFP)Cyclone Mocha is expected to make landfall around 0630…

KYAUKTAW, Myanmar: The Bay of Bengal's most powerful cyclone for over a decade was set to make landfall Sunday, with hundreds of thousands evacuated from the coasts of Myanmar and Bangladesh taking shelter from driving winds and…

<!-- -->The office predicted a storm surge of between 1.5 and two metres for the low-lying coastal region.Yangon, Myanmar: Myanmar and Bangladesh deployed thousands of volunteers and ordered evacuations from low-lying areas on…

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The Indian Meteorological Department has been closely tracking a cyclonic storm that is forming over the Bay of Bengal and is likely to make landfall between 8th and 11th May. The IMD has not yet issued a forecast. But the state government…

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Authorities in Bangladesh were evacuating hundreds of thousands of people on Monday before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall amid fears of heavy damage to houses and crops and the disruption of road and power links. Approaching from the Bay of…

On Friday, Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba also reviewed the preparedness of Central ministries, agencies and state governments to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone Sitrang developing in the Bay of Bengal during…