Cyclone Bulbul Update

The deep depression over coastal Bangladesh and neighbourhood lay centered at 5:30 pm on Sunday about 170 km east-northeast of Sunderban National Park, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.

Severe Cyclone Bulbul gusting at wind speeds of 135 km per hour made landfall near Sagar Islands in West Bengal at 9 pm on Saturday. Sagar Island is about 120 km south of Kolkata.

Bangladesh authorities have evacuated around 100,000 people from the country's low-lying coastal villages and islands with Cyclone Bulbul set to slam into the country later on Saturday, officials said.

The Centre on Thursday asked states to take all possible steps to deal with the cyclonic storm Bulbul and ensure there is minimum casualty and loss of property.

Bulbul Cyclone will trigger heavy rainfall in Odisha on November 9-10 and the government has already put 15 of the state's 30 districts on alert asking them to remain prepared for possible flood-like situation.

The deep depression over coastal Bangladesh and neighbourhood lay centered at 5:30 pm on Sunday about 170 km east-northeast of Sunderban National Park, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.

Severe Cyclone Bulbul gusting at wind speeds of 135 km per hour made landfall near Sagar Islands in West Bengal at 9 pm on Saturday. Sagar Island is about 120 km south of Kolkata.

Bangladesh authorities have evacuated around 100,000 people from the country's low-lying coastal villages and islands with Cyclone Bulbul set to slam into the country later on Saturday, officials said.

The Centre on Thursday asked states to take all possible steps to deal with the cyclonic storm Bulbul and ensure there is minimum casualty and loss of property.

Bulbul Cyclone will trigger heavy rainfall in Odisha on November 9-10 and the government has already put 15 of the state's 30 districts on alert asking them to remain prepared for possible flood-like situation.