DHAKA, May 5, 2019 (BSS) – Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar,
Mongla and Payra have been advised to lower signal as squally weather is
unlikely to persist over North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of the
country, said a met office weather bulletin this morning.
Earlier, on Thursday, maritime ports of Mongla and Payra were advised to
hoist danger signal number seven and Chattogram Port was asked to hoist
danger signal number six as the very severe cyclonic storm “Fani” was
approaching to Bangladesh’s coastal areas.
Besides, the Cox’s Bazar port was advised to hoist local warning signal
number four.
At Saturday evening, the met office urged the maritime ports for lowering
the danger signal and hoisting cautionary signal number 3 as the Fani
weakened into a land depression after hitting the country with a fragile
force 21 hours following ravaging India’s eastern Odisha coastlines.
Fani, dubbed to the deadliest cyclone in the region in decades, kept the
mark of its wrath claiming at least four lives and injured over 63 others on
Saturday as it lashed across the country after ravaging the eastern Indian
coastlines.