<p>The cyclone hit Myanmar's southern coast of Sittwe around 8:00 p.m. Friday, triggering storms, rains and huge tidal surges in Saint Martin's island and other parts of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.<br /><br />With tidal surges hitting seven to eight metres above normal water level, people of St Martin's island and Teknaf moved to safer shelters, The Daily Star reported Saturday.<br />A weather warning broadcast on Myanmar's state television described cyclone Giri as a "very strong" storm and urged people living in coastal areas in Rakhine state to move to safety.<br /><br />The storm was packing winds of about 177 km an hour at its centre, with gusts of up to 193kph, said the alert issued by Myanmar's department of meteorology.<br />Sea levels could rise by 3.7 metres, it said.</p>
<p>The cyclone hit Myanmar's southern coast of Sittwe around 8:00 p.m. Friday, triggering storms, rains and huge tidal surges in Saint Martin's island and other parts of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.<br /><br />With tidal surges hitting seven to eight metres above normal water level, people of St Martin's island and Teknaf moved to safer shelters, The Daily Star reported Saturday.<br />A weather warning broadcast on Myanmar's state television described cyclone Giri as a "very strong" storm and urged people living in coastal areas in Rakhine state to move to safety.<br /><br />The storm was packing winds of about 177 km an hour at its centre, with gusts of up to 193kph, said the alert issued by Myanmar's department of meteorology.<br />Sea levels could rise by 3.7 metres, it said.</p>