Fear of fresh cyclone reborn from ‘Nakri’

Though people of Bangladesh have yet not recovered losses of cyclonic storm ‘Bulbu’, another storm is likely to get reborn in Bay of Bengal from tropical cyclone ‘Nakri’ that affected parts of Southeast Asia over the past couple of days.

Bulbul also reborn from another storm ‘Matmo’ formed in the South China Sea.

The Nakri left at least 6 people dead in the Philippines before making landfall in Vietnam on November 10, 2019.

Although Nakri did not directly make landfall in the Philippines, the tail-end of a cold front brought heavy rains in Luzon, resulting in deadly floods and landslides.

Nakri made landfall at 21:00 UTC on November 10 approximately 27 km (17 miles) south of Tuy Hoa in the province of Phu Yen, Vietnam. At least 100 000 have been evacuated as a preventive measure.

The cyclone caused power disruption in the country, affecting at least 60 000 households. Schools in the provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, and Quang Ngai provinces were temporarily closed on November 11.
 
During the same period, hundreds of houses in the central highlands regions of Vietnam have been inundated. The province of Dak Lak has been seeing heavy rains since the cyclone's landfall, submerging around 300 houses in Lak District.

While Nakri is now weakening, it can still bring periods of rain and raise the risk for localized flooding across parts of Indochina.

According to forecasts, rainfall totals of 200 to 300 mm (8 to 12 inches) will fall in the country near where the storm moves over land. A maximum of 400 mm (16 inches) is likely across the area, particularly into the mountains.

"This area was recently hit by Tropical Storm Matmo, so additional heavy rain from this tropical system could lead to new or renewed flooding," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Houk said.
 
The cyclone is expected to maintain intensity as it heads inland across southeast Vietnam on late Sunday, November 17, with wind gusts reaching up to 115 to 145 km/h (70 to 90 mph) near the north of Tuy Hoa. 

Dhaka/AKA