Bhubaneswar: The depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal is steadily intensifying and is expected to turn into a cyclonic storm by October 27, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

The system, which may further strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by October 28, is likely to move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, though its influence could also be felt along parts of south Odisha.

According to the IMD, the system moved west-northwestwards at about 10 kmph over the past six hours and lay centred at 1730 hours IST on October 25 near latitude 10.9°N and longitude 88.1°E, around 1000 km south-southeast of Gopalpur in Odisha.

It is likely to intensify into a deep depression by October 26 and further into a cyclonic storm over the southwest and adjoining westcent

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