A cyclone that’s likely to form in the southern Bay of Bengal by tomorrow evening will bring rain to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Odisha and West Bengal, the IMD said.
On Thursday, the weather office dispatched an alert on the brewing storm, Cyclone Amphan, to the National Disaster Response Force and the chief secretaries of eight states and Union Territories.
Heavy rain is expected in some parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands today and tomorrow, in parts of coastal Odisha on Tuesday, and in a few places in West Bengal on Wednesday, the alert said.
“Fishermen are advised not to venture into the south and central Bay of Bengal from 15th May 2020,” the IMD said. “Those who are out at sea over these regions are advised to return to coasts by tomorrow.”
“Also, fishermen are advised not to venture into the west-central BoB off the north Andhra Pradesh coast on the 18th and into the north BoB along and off the Odisha-West Bengal coasts from 18th May 2020 onwards. Those who are out at sea over these regions are advised to return to coasts by 17th May,” it said.
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