Cyclone Asani Live News March 21 Updates: The Indian Meteorological Department in its latest update says that at present, the deep depression is centred over the north Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal. The IMD has predicted that it is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm in the evening hours today, and may also cross Myanmar coast. The Indian Army and the Indian Navy have been out on alert in the wake of cyclone Asani. The storm, which is the first for India in 2022, has been named after a suggestion by Sri Lanka. Some reports suggest that it is a Sinhalese name which means ‘wrath’. While evacuations have been underway since Friday, local administration says that special focus is on the coastal region. As the storm brews, here are the latest update on Cyclone Asani:
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DD over north Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal lay centered at 1130 hrs IST of today near 12.6°N/93.9°E about 110 km east-southeast of Mayabundar (Andaman Islands). To intensify further into a CS during evening hrs of today & cross Myanmar coast between 18N & 19N – IMD
'It (Cyclone Asani) now lies over north Andaman Sea & adjoining SE Bay of Bengal, distance is 140 km east-northeast of Port Blair,' says IMD's RK Jenamani
Deep Depression has moved 20 km/hr in last 6 hrs. – ANI
People living in low-lying and flood-prone areas in the archipelago have been evacuated and housed in temporary relief camps in North and Middle Andaman and South Andaman districts, officials said.
The sea condition is likely to be very rough and the weather office has advised suspension of all tourism and fishing activities for the next two days.
The weather system, which lay about 110 km east-southeast of Port Blair on Andaman Islands, is expected to further intensify into a cyclone by Monday evening, the IMD said.
While as of now, there has been no concrete update on the landfall site for Cyclone Asani, the next 12 hours will be very critical to understand the path of the storm.