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Cyclone Aila roars in Bay

Staff Correspondent
Aila, a cyclonic storm formed in the Bay of Bengal Saturday, was moving northwards with a possibility of hitting the country’s south western coast this afternoon. The metrological department last evening asked all seaports to hoist cautionary signal four.
"It is likely to intensify while travelling still in a northerly direction, " read
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the special bulletin issued in the evening.
The Met office has asked the maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Mongla to raise local warning signal to four.
All fishing boats and trawlers in the north Bay have been advised to retumto safety and be at anchor till further notice.
Earlier in April, Bijli, season's first cyclonic storm, hit the offshore islands, but could do little damage because of proper and timely measures taken by the authorities.
Aila, grown out of a deep depression in the west central Bay, was around 540 km southwest off Chittagong port, 485 km southwest off Cox's Bazar port and 430 km southsouthwest off Mongla port at 10:00pm.
The government has asked the deputy commissioners (DC) and upazila nirbahi officers (UNO) in the coastal areas to make necessary arrangements to shield life and property from the cyclone.
In a handout, the food and disaster management ministry said they have asked the
volunteers from 32 upazilas in 11 districts to be ready to deal with emergencies.
The maximum sustained wind speed within 54 km of the storm centre was about 60 kmph, rising up to 70 kph in gusts, the bulletin said.
The low-lving areas in Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Barguna, Bhola, Patuakhali, Barisal, Pirojpur, Jhalakathi, Laxmipur, Noakhali, Feni, Chandpur, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and their offshore islands may be inundated by the wind-fed surges as high as seven feet.
The DCs and UNOs have also been asked to open control rooms and keep in touch with the ministry's control room. The telephone numbers of the central control room are 7162116, 7160454 and 7164115.
The decisions came at an emergency meeting of the ministry's Cyclone Preparedness Programme's implementation board.
Meanwhile, the port authorities have asked all launches on internal routes of Patuakhali not to operate till further notice.