Cyclonic storm to intensify further

Visakhapatnam, Nov 14 (UNI) The very severe cyclonic storm 'SIDR' over east central and west central Bay of Bengal moved northwards and lay centred about 800 km south of Kolkata at 1730 hrs this evening.

A bulletin from the Cyclone Warning Centre (CWC) here said the system was likely to intensify further and move in northwesterly direction and cross West Bengal-Bangladesh coast near Sagar Island by November 16.

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