Which of the following cyclonic storm hit the region of Bay of Bengal recently?
A. Helen
B. Mora
C. Phailin
D. Nilofar
Answer:B
Which of the following cyclonic storm hit the region of Bay of Bengal recently?
A. Helen B. Mora C. Phailin D. Nilofar
Explanation: The cyclonic storm ‘MORA’ over east central Bay of Bengal moved northward during past 06 hours with a speed of 11 kmph and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST of today, 29th May, 2017 over east central Bay of Bengal near Latitude 17.3ºN and Longitude 91.3ºE, about 660 km south-southeast of Kolkata and 550 km south-southwest of Chittagong. The system is likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and cross Bangladesh coast between longitude 91.0ºE and 92.0ºE near Chittagong around 30th May 2017 forenoon.