Cyclone Mandous: Bangladesh Ports Raise Warning Signal 2

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has elevated the storm alert to cautionary signal No. 2 for Chattogram, Mongla and Payra seaports as a deep depression over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm Mandous.

The coastal districts of Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jhalakathi, Pirojpur, Barguna, Patuakhali, Bhola, Barishal, Lakshmipur, Chandpur, Noakhali, Feni and their offshore islands also come under cautionary signal No. 2.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday morning issued an alert for north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts.

"Deep Depression over Southwest and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a Cyclonic Storm "Mandous" pronounced as "Man-Dous" (Cyclone Alert for north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh coasts): Yellow Message," the IMD said in a tweet at 3:12 am on Thursday.

Earlier, IMD had predicted that the deep depression over the southwest and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm and reach the southwest Bay of Bengal, north Tamil Nadu Puducherry and adjoining South Andhra Pradesh coast by Thursday morning.

The weather forecasting agency has predicted rainfall due to cyclonic formation over the Bay of Bengal.