Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Cyclonic storm Murasu has intensified over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm before crossing India's Andhra Pradesh coast on Nov 2, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said.

In a special weather bulletin on Sunday, the Met Office said a deep depression over the southeastern Bay and adjoining southwestern Bay had moved west-northwestwards and intensified into Cyclone Murasu.

The storm was centred over the southwestern and adjoining west-central Bay, near latitude 12 degrees north and longitude 85.2 degrees east, at noon.

It was about 1,350km southwest of Chattogram, 1,290km from Cox's Bazar, 1,260km from Mongla and 1,245km from Payra.

The system is likely to continue ...