Cyclone storm warning announce in Arakan

Maungdaw, Arakan State: All the township administration offices from Arakan State are announcing cyclone storm warning to the public today according to an officer from Maungdaw.

The storm is likely to intensify further into a cyclone storm which will be possible to enter northern Arakan cost within 48 hour where the administration offices of Akyab, Ponnakyun, Buthidaung and Maungdaw are announcing the cyclone storm warning to the public, not to travel and going to fishing in the sea, said an elder from Maungdaw.

“Heavy winds are destroying the roofs of houses and heavy rain fall are destroying the paddy where the paddy field are become flood.”

“Heavy rain and winds are going to our town since yesterday, but the authority only announcing the cyclone storm warning and didn’t given any protection for storm. People are trying to protect themselves if the storm hit the area, said an elder from Buthidaung.

Early morning at 7:00 am, the administration office of Akyab announced the storm warning and the storm was stationed  300 km west-northwest of Akyab (Burma) and the winds will attack 70 miles per hour to 90 miles hour within 24 hours, said an elder from Akyab.

The depression over the north Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards, intensified into a deep depression and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST of today which is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm and move northeastwards and cross Bangladesh coast close to Cox’s Bazar and Arakan coast close to Akyab by tonight, according to India MET office’s announcement this morning.

The storm is likely to intensify further into a cyclone storm which will be danger on its speed. The storm will move northeastwards and cross Bangladesh coast, close to Cox’s Bazar and Arakan coast close to Akyab by tonight, according to Myanmar climate change watch website.

“The storm is not to intensify further into a cyclone and move between Cox’s Bazar and Maungdaw since today noon.”