Cyclone may be on the way

While Strong winds and heavy rains are all over a  cyclone is developing in the Bay of Bengal and it may hit Sri Lanka by May 24 the, meteorological and disaster management authorities have warned said.

 

will lash Sri Lanka’s land and sea areas over the next few days with the fishing community warned of a possible cyclone developing in the Bay of Bengal by May 24, meteorological and disaster management authorities said. heavy falls about 100mm can be expected at some places in Galle, Matara, Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya districts and Puttalam are among these districts.

 

The Met Department said strong winds can be expected overland and also over the seas around the island and fishermen have been warned to keep away. There is a low-pressure build-up over the North Andaman Sea and East Central, Bay of Bengal, and this may develop into a cyclonic storm by May 24, the Delhi Met office has predicted.