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Here’s the latest update on Cyclone Mocha at Bay of Bengal

Published on May 8, 2023

According to the Met Department, a low-pressure region is expected to emerge on Monday due to a cyclonic circulation at the southeast Bay of Bengal and the surrounding south Andaman Sea.

Fishermen, small ships, boats, and trawlers are warned not to venture into the southeast Bay of Bengal and surrounding parts of the Andaman Sea beginning Sunday and into the southeast, bordering the central Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea beginning Tuesday.

According to the IMD, a low-pressure area is predicted to form over the region on Monday and strengthen into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal as well as adjoining south Andaman Sea around Tuesday due to the effect of the cyclonic circulation.

“Thereafter, it is likely to build into a cyclonic storm while heading nearly northwards towards the central Bay of Bengal and also the adjoining north Andaman Sea,” according to the IMD advisory.

“The path and intensification of its (possible cyclone) will be offered after forming the low-pressure area.” “The system is constantly monitored and under constant surveillance,” IMD Director-General G Mrutunjay Mohapatra said.

The meteorological service also predicted that the sea would be rough from May 10 to May 12.

**Update on Cyclone Mocha. Image from the Outlook India**

“Those who are over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea are advised to return to safer places, and those over the central Bay of Bengal, as well as the north Andaman Sea, are urged to return before May 9,” according to the IMD advisory.

It also advised that tourism, offshore operations, and shipping around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands be regulated from May 8 to 12.

Under the impact of the system, the IMD predicts moderate rainfall with scattered heavy to very heavy precipitation between May 8 and 12.

On Monday, windy weather with the wind at speeds of 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is predicted to prevail across the southeast Bay of Bengal, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the bordering Andaman Sea.

Meanwhile, the Odisha government has declared a state of emergency in 18 coastal and adjacent districts. Collectors in the affected districts were instructed to monitor the IMD’s forecasts.

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