Comorians Urged To 'stay Calm' As Cyclone Kenneth Nears

Comoros Interior Minister Mohamed "Kiki" Daoudou urged citizens Wednesday to "stay calm" as a tropical storm heading for the archipelago was upgraded to a cyclone named Kenneth

Moroni, Comoros, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Apr, 2019 ) :Comoros Interior Minister Mohamed "Kiki" Daoudou urged citizens Wednesday to "stay calm" as a tropical storm heading for the archipelago was upgraded to a cyclone named Kenneth.

"The most important thing is to stay calm and follow the instructions," said the minister following a meeting of the nation's Cosep crisis cell in the capital Moroni.

The Civil Aviation and Meteorology Agency said in a statement it expected the cyclone to strike the island at about 3.00 pm (1200 GMT) but that the effects would begin to be felt a couple of hours earlier.

"Typically cyclones occur in the rainy season which is already over. This cyclone at the end of April is unusual. It confirms the increasing intensity and frequency of cyclones in the Indian Ocean," environment ministry expert Youssouf Hamadi told AFP.