Colombo (News 1st) – The Deep Depression in the Bay of Bengal intensified into Cyclonic Storm Mocha this morning (Thursday) and is moving north away from Sri Lanka, the Indian Met. Dept. said. It is moving north away from Sri Lanka.
Mocha is expected to further intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm on Thursday night, cross the Bay of Bengal from south to north, and make landfall on the Bangladesh-Myanmar coastline by Friday night or Saturday morning.
It is the first cyclone in the North Indian Ocean region in 2023.
