Cyclone Sitrang: What to Know?
Cyclone Sitrang formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal late on Sunday evening. This is the first big storm that has developed in the Bay of Bengal in the month of October since 2018. Sitrang will track after Cyclone Asani, which formed in the Bay of Bengal in early May this year. It may cross the Bangladeshi coast by early Tuesday.
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File Photo: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street on the day of the Spring Statement, in London, Britain on March 23, 2022 Reuters3 airports to remain closed over cyclone Sitrang
Three airports including two international and one domestic will remain closed due to the heavy rainfall and upcoming cyclone Sitrang.
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File photo shows travellers at the Cox's Bazar Airport Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneCyclone Sitrang: Inland water transport suspended across Bangladesh
As the cyclonic storm Sitrang is approaching Bangladesh, the government has decided to suspend the operation of all types of water transport services across Bangladesh.
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UNBCyclone Sitrang: Chittagong port operation suspended
As Cyclone Sitrang approaches the shore at high speed, the Directorate of Meteorology has issued Distress Signal No 6 to the Chittagong port.
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Chittagong Port Dhaka TribuneCyclone Sitrang: Operational activities of Mongla port halted
As part of the massive preparations to cope with any eventuality of the severe cyclone Sitrang, the operational activities of Mongla port have been suspended.
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Thirty-two officers and staff of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief have been engaged to share information about Cyclone Sitrang heading toward Bangladesh.
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