Now to move towards another direction…
On Wednesday, 23 October 2024, the IMD said, a deep depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal turned into a cyclone Storm.
The IMD said the storm is likely to move in a north-westward direction.
It intensifies into a severe cyclonic storm over the northwest Bay of Bengal.
Further, it crosses the Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island in the early hours of October 25 with wind speeds of up to 120 kmph.
It said, 560 km southeast of Paradip and 630 km south-southeast of Sagar Island at 5.30 am.
Fishermen are advised not to go into the sea from October 23 to 25, the Met warned that wind speed is likely to reach 60 kilometers per hour (kmph).
It will be along and off Odisha-West Bengal coasts from October 23.
Gradually it increased to 100-110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph, from October 24 night till October 25 morning.
So far, due to a severe storm, 150 express and passenger trains running through South Eastern Railway jurisdiction have been cancelled.
The SER official said the trains were scheduled to depart their stations between October 23 and 25 which were canceled.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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