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There is a risk of coastal flooding due to the impact of cyclone grains

Staff Correspondent

Published:24 Oct 2024, 05:04 PM

There is a risk of coastal flooding due to the impact of cyclone grains


Cyclone Dana is getting stronger. According to the Meteorological Office, heavy to very heavy rains with gusty winds may occur over the northern Bay of Bengal and adjacent coastal areas of Bangladesh and its outlying islands and islands under the influence of the advanced part of the cyclone.

The organization also said that due to the impact of the advanced part of the strong cyclone, the coastal districts of Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Barguna, Barisal, Jhalkathi, Pirojpur, Patuakhali, Bhola, Lakshmipur, Noakhali, Feni, Chittagong and Cox's Bazar and their remote islands and low-lying areas of Anungchar are 2- May be inundated by wind-driven tides greater than 3 feet.

Meteorologist Hafizur Rahman said that Cyclone Dana could cross the North Odisha-West Bengal coast of India by midnight today (October 24) between Puri and Sagar Islands.

It is said in special weather notice-10 that it is 570 km from Chittagong seaport at 12 noon today (October 24). 535 km from Cox's Bazar seaport in the south-west. To the south-west, 435 km from Mongla sea port. South West and 435 km from Payra seaport. It was located in the south-west. It may move further north-northwest.

64 km from the cyclone center. Among them, the maximum sustained wind speed is 90 km/h, which is 110 km/h in the form of gust or gale. increasing up to Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra sea ports have been asked to display local warning signal No. 3 (Rev.) No. 3.