Cyclone Laila assumed not moving towards Myanmar

YANGON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Cyclone Laila at yellow level occurring over Southwest Bay of Bengal is assumed not moving towards Myanmar, an official daily reported Wednesday quoting a forecast of the Myanmar Meteorology and Hydrology Department.

However, due to the influence of the storm, squalls with rough seas are likely at times off and along Myanmar coast at a wind speed of between 56 and 64 km per hour, said the New Light of Myanmar.

According to observations recorded on Tuesday evening, cyclone Laila moved southwestwards with its center in the sea about 352 km east of Chinnai, India at a maximum wind speed of about 80 km per hour.

The storm is forecast to move northwestwards.

Meanwhile, the first heavy rainfall formally poured onto Myanmar's Yangon on Monday night after experiencing two month-long red-hot summer, initially bringing down the city's temperature from as high as over 42 degree Celsius.

The rainfall with lightning marked the beginning of the rainy season this year which Yangon residents are long expecting amid extreme hot summer.

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