Dhaka: The strong Cyclone Remal, located in Khulna’s Koira, has turned to a deep depression after weakening, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in its latest bulletin.
It has moved northwards and weakened as a deep depression and is currently staying in Jashore and adjoining areas. Payra, Mongla, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar seaports have been asked to hoist local warning signal-3.
Ships being brought back to Chattogram port
As the impact of Cyclone Rimal diminishes, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has taken the initiative to bring back the ships to the port.
The 19 ships that were sent back to the deep sea during high tide yesterday (26 May) will be brought back to the jetties of Chattogram port soon.
Additionally, 49 bulk cargo ships, which were obstructed from unloading goods and sent back to the deep sea, will also be brought back to the outer anchorage, confirmed Secretary of port authority Mohammad Omar Faruq.
Remal to cross over Dhaka this afternoon: BMD chief
The centre of cyclonic storm Remal, currently moving through the eastern part of Jashore, is expected to hit the capital city around 3pm today (27 May).
Azizur Rahman, director of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), confirmed this and said the city will experience gusty winds and heavy showers at the time of its passing.
Metro service resumes hours after power supply disruption halts movement
Metro rail service resumed at 11am after the service was halted earlier in the morning due to a technical glitch .
There was a problem with the power supply in the catenary line. After fixing the issue, railway movement was normalised around 11am, DMTCL Public Relations Officer Nazmul Islam Bhuiyan told TBS.
Heavy rain, waterlogging in Chattogrm
Chattogram has been experiencing heavy rain under the influence of Cyclone Rimal, which resulted in flooding in the low-lying areas of the city.
According to Chattogram’s Patenga Meteorological Office, 205.4 mm of rain was recorded in the city over the past 24 hours, from 9am yesterday (26 May) to 9am today (27 May).
This morning alone – between 6-9am, 132 millimetres of rainfall was recorded.
Cyclone Remal weakens into cyclonic storm: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that Remal has weakened from a severe cyclonic storm to a cyclonic storm this morning and is expected to gradually weaken further.
In a weather bulletin, IMD said, “Severe Cyclonic Storm Remal over Coastal Bangladesh and adjoining Coastal West Bengal weakened into Cyclonic Storm at 0530hrs of the 27 May about 70km northeast of Canning and 30km westsouthwest of Mongla.”
