Cyclone ‘Pabuk’: 7 districts in Odisha on alert

Bhubaneswar, Jan 4: The Odisha government has put seven districts on alert in view of cyclonic activities in the South China sea.

             Heavy rains are expected in Andaman and Nicobar Islands from January 5-7 as approaching tropical cyclone ‘Pabuk’ is expected to emerge in the Andaman sea on January 5 and is likely to cross the islands on January 6.

           An advisory issued by the Revenue and Disaster management department on Thursday said that a cyclonic storm Pabuk lay centered over South China Sea, about 1,500 km east-southeast of Port Blair.

         “The cyclonic storm is very likely to move west-northwestwards and emerge into Andaman sea around January 5, 2019. It is likely to cross Andaman islands around evening/night of January 6,” the advisory read.

         The cyclonic storm will then move north-northwestwards, recurve towards Myanmar coast and weaken further during January 7-8, 2019, it added.