Cyclone Hamoon LIVE Updates: IMD says Cyclone crossed Bangladesh coast at a speed of 75-85kmph. Top

Cyclone Hamoon LIVE Updates: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that the Cyclonic Storm Hamoon to move northeastwards of Bangladesh and weaken into a deep depression during next 6 hours and further into a depression during subsequent 6 hours.

Cyclone Hamoon LIVE Updates: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that the deep depression in the West-central Bay of Bengal has intensified. (File Photo)

Cyclone Hamoon LIVE Updates: IMD said that the Cyclonic Storm Hamoon lay centered over coastal Bangladesh 0530 hours IST of 25th October about 40 km east-southeast of Chittagong (Bangladesh). 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.

The Cyclonic storm has been named 'Hamoon' by Iran. The word ‘Hamoon’ is a Persian word that refers to inland desert lakes or marshlands. They are formed as natural seasonal reservoirs in areas adjoining the Helmand basin. Earlier on Tuesday, '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. The IMD also issued a warning that sea conditions will remain turbulent until this evening and cautioned fishermen to avoid venturing into the sea during this period.