The Indian Meteorological Department announced on Friday that the severe cyclonic storm Mocha, located over the southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal, has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. Over the past six hours, the cyclone has moved northwards with a speed of 9 kmph. The center of the cyclone is currently situated about 520 km west-northwest of Port Blair, 1010 km south-southwest of Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh), and 930 km south-southwest of Sittwe (Myanmar), near latitude 13.2°N and longitude 88.1°E. According to the weather department's forecast, the cyclone is expected to move in a north-northeast direction and gain more strength over the east-central Bay of Bengal. It is expected to cross the southeast Bangladesh and north Myanmar coasts between Cox’s Bazar and Kyaukpyu, close to Sittwe, around noon on May 14, with a maximum sustained wind speed of 150-160 kmph and gusts reaching 175 kmph, it is classified as a very severe cyclonic storm.
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Due to the cyclone's increasing intensity, eight teams consisting of 200 rescuers from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Digha, West Bengal. Commandant Gurminder Singh of the 2nd Battalion of the NDRF stated that Cyclone Mocha is predicted to become a severe storm on May 12 and a very severe cyclone on May 14 and that 200 rescuers have been deployed on the ground with 100 rescuers on standby.
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