Cyclone Sidr - 10 number danger signal

[self_shattered]

The Met office asked Mongla seaport to raise highest danger signal No. 10 while Chittagong and Cox's Bazar No nine yesterday evening as they feared a hurricane approaching Khulna-Barisal coast might hit the land this noon unless it changes course.

"The storm is likely to intensify further and move in a north-north-easterly direction," a special bulletin of the Met office said last night.

It was moving at a speed of 18-km per hour in the direction of north and north-east, said the sources in Meteorological department.

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has already suspended loading and unloading of goods on the vessels at the outer anchorage due to blustery conditions.

Meanwhile, the authorities concerned have taken a number of precautionary and security measures to avert losses in the event of a lashing by the storm named SIDR.

“We think the hurricane will hit our coast Thursday noon (today),” Samarendra Karmakar, director of the Met office, told The Daily Star last night.

Originated from a depression over the southeast bay on November 12, it was roosting only 725 km southwest of Chittagong port, 645 km south-southwest of Cox's Bazar and 670 km south of Mongla port, according to the Met office observation made at 12:15am.

As the storm kept picking up speed, the sea was becoming turbulent with the gale force winds blowing even harder. As of last observation, velocity of the hurricane at its core was 190-220 kmph.

The Met office has advised the district authorities to evacuate people living in the chars, and by the coastal zone. All fishing boats and trawlers on the northeast bay have been advised to come closer to the coast and take shelter immediately. Boatmen have been advised to proceed with caution till further notice.

[aurora]

hmm..situation in chittagong isntlooking good at all..earthquake threats,nimnochaap...baje shomoy jacche ekta

[dark_saint]

Hurricane will start tonight approximately at 8 Pm

[habijabi]

whats the update on the cataclysm? the wind blows with a terrifying sound outside the window of the 10th floor of our apartment building, and i'm in dhaka!! i wonder whats happening in the coastal area!!!!!!

[shakib]

according to weather report on tv,SIDOR rite now attacks hiron point nd water level rises 15-20 feet than normal level...may b it'll attack khulna/barishal in mid nite....

[Ashfaq]

The hurricane SIDR struck Khulna-Barisal coast shortly after 5pm Thursday, setting off driving rains in its path. In a 6pm bulletin, the Met office said the centre of the cyclone would cross the coast through the river Baleshwar in three hours' time. Chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed rushed a meeting and asked government officials in 15 districts not to leave workplaces in order to cope with the aftermath of the hurricane that started cutting its path. CA's press secretary Syed Fahim Munaim told reporters that control rooms had been opened in the vulnerable districts to mount constant watch on the situation.
From bdnews

[dark_saint]

remember : 1970 11th november

[zamee]

Cyclone Sidr

a powerful Category 4 storm with destructive potential, gained even more strength in the past 12 hours, and shows no signs of losing strength for at least 24 hours. It is forecast to lose strength before landfall, but would still hit land as a strong Category 1 storm.

The storm, now packing 138 mph sustained winds, is headed for landfall on the western edge of Bangladesh, at the border with India, near to where Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), the capital of its province, sits.

[delilah]

As far as I know the cyclone was not that destructive, was it? I was very worried when I first heard about the cyclone..but my friend told me it did not do much harm, thank God.

[bengaltiger]

back in the days we would prolly blame india for it lol