Cyclone Hamoon makes landfall in coastal Bangladesh
New Delhi: Cyclonic Storm ‘Hamoon’ over coastal Bangladesh has commenced the landfall process and is set to weaken into a deep depression during the next six hours, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
“The Cyclonic Storm Hamoon over coastal Bangladesh lay centered at 0530 hours IST of 25th Oct about 40 km east-southeast of Chittagong (Bangladesh),” the weather department said today adding that it was proceeding with “a wind speed of 80 to 90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph,” the IMD posted on X.
It is predicted to move north eastwards and weaken into a deep depression during next six hours and further into a depression during subsequent six hours, it said.
On Tuesday a ‘storm warning cage number 2’ was mounted at Pamban Port in Rameswaram to warn fishermen about the Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Hamoon’ over the Bay of Bengal, port officials say.
The Odisha administration had on Monday put all Urban Local Bodies (ULB) on alert in view of the formation of cyclonic storm ‘Hamoon’ in the Bay of Bengal.
Meanwhile, the Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘TEJ’ over coastal Yemen weakened into a cyclonic storm at 1130 IST on Oct 24, the MeT Department stated on Tuesday that it will move further west-northwestwards and weaken into a depression during next six hours.
Also, Light to moderate rainfall is very likely at many places with isolated heavy rainfall over Mizoram on Oct 25.
Light to moderate rainfall is likely at many places over Mizoram and Tripura for Thursday. Light to moderate rainfall is very likely at many places over Nagaland, Manipur and east Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday and Thursday.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into the Northeast Bay of Bengal and along and off Bangladesh and north Myanmar coasts till Oct 25 and adjoining areas of northwest Bay of Bengal and Eastcentral Bay of Bengal till Wednesday afternoon, according to a bulletin by the India MeT department.
ANI
One dies as motorbike hits buffalo in Parsa
A man died after a motorbike he was riding on hit a stray buffalo at Harpur Tole in Jagarnathpur Rural Municipality-4, Parsa.
The deceased has been identified as Dhanesh Mahato of Jirabhawani Rural Municipality-5, Parsa.
Mahato and his wife Sangita Devi were injured when a motorbike with Indian registration number plate BR 30 Y 6030 hit a stray buffalo at Harpur Tole in Jagarnathpur Rural Municipality, Parsa on Tuesday, the District Police Office, Parsa said.
Both of them were admitted to the Narayani Hospital in Birgunj.
Mahato, however, was referred to the Nautan-based SL Neuro Hospital from the Narayani Hospital but he breathed his last during the course of treatment, police said.
Manang Air pilot Sedhai injured in Lobuche helicopter crash dies
Manang Air pilot Prakash Sedhai, who was critically injured in the chopper crash, has died.
A Manang Air helicopter with the call sign 9N-ANJ flying towards Solukhumbhu had crashed in Lobuche on October 14. Pilot Sedhai, who was the only one onboard, was seriously injured in the incident.
The chopper caught fire after it crashed while landing.
He was immediately airlifted to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.
Sedhai was later taken to Mumbai for further treatment after he could not be treated at the Kathmandu-based hospital.
He breathed his last during the course of treatment at the National Burn Center in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Pilot Sedhai died in the course of treatment despite the tireless efforts of the doctors, reads a statement issued by Manang Air.
According to Manang Air, the mortal remains of Sedhai will be brought to Kathmandu today itself.
Two die after drowning while immersing Durga’s idol
Bhairahawa: Two drowned to death at the confluence of Danab and Tinau rivers while participating in a ceremony to immerse the idol of the Goddess Durga during the Bada Dashain festival.
The deceased have been identified as Ajay Kumar Naun and Ajay Rajbhara of Kotahimai rural municipality-1 in the district, according to Rupandehi Police Chief Superintendent of Police, Bharat Bahadur Bishwakarma.
Santa Kumar Rajbhar, 20, of the same locality has gone missing in the river, and search efforts are underway. The ceremony involving the immersion of the idol of the goddess Durga takes place at the confluence of Danab and Tinau rivers during the Dashain festival.
