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Cyclone Yaas, Weather forecast Today Live Updates: Bengal, Odisha evacuate over 11 lakh people as storm nears making landfall
Cyclone Yaas, Weather forecast Today Live News Updates: As per the IMD, the storm has intensified into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' category. The department has also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts.
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi |
Updated: May 25, 2021 11:00:03 pm
Rough sea in the Bay of Bengal ahead of Cyclone Yaas landfall, at Digha in East Midnapore district, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (PTI)
Over 11 lakh people have been evacuated from vulnerable areas in Orissa and West Bengal as very severe cyclonic storm Yaas approaches the coast and is expected to make landfall near Dhamra Port in Bhadrak district early on Wednesday morning.
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While West Bengal has evacuated over nine lakh people to safe shelters, the Odisha government, on the other hand, said it has moved over 2 lakh people from vulnerable areas in coastal districts to safety. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has also asked Collectors of three north coastal districts –Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulamto– to be on a high alert.
In its latest release, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the storm has intensified into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ category. The IMD has also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts.
As per the latest update by the MeT department, the storm is about 160 km southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 250 km south-southeast of Balasore (Odisha), 240 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal) and 230 km south of Sagar Islands (West Bengal).
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Cyclonic Storm Yaas intensifies into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm; to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coast on May 26 morning; IMD issues red alert for Odisha, West Bengal coast; rain likely in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam and Meghalaya. Follow this space for the latest updates.
22:17 (IST)25 MAY 2021
NDRF deputes highest-ever number of teams for Odisha, Bengal
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earmarked its highest-ever number of teams for deployment in Odisha and West Bengal to undertake relief and rescue operations during cyclone Yaas, its chief S N Pradhan said on Tuesday.
The federal contingency force has committed a total of 113 teams for deployment in five states and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands which are expected to be affected by the cyclone brewing in the Bay of Bengal.
Members of the NDRF patrol along a shore ahead of Cyclone Yaas in Digha in Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal, May 25, 2021. (Reuters)
22:12 (IST)25 MAY 2021
Cyclone Yaas: Odisha CM stresses on saving lives
As 'severe cyclonic' storm Yaas approaches coast, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked officials to take all possible steps to protect human lives.
"Every life is precious, thus all possible steps should be taken to protect life," the Odisha chief minister was quoted as saying.
Patnaik made the remarks during a meeting to take stock of the cyclone situation in the state which has already started impacting lives across the coastal districts as heavy rain pounced with blowing of wind at a speed of about 60 kmph.
21:59 (IST)25 MAY 2021
2 electrocuted to death, 80 houses damaged as 'tornado' hits Bengal districts
At least two people were electrocuted to death and around 80 houses were partly damage after a storm, which the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described as a "tornado", hit Hooghly and North 2 Parganas districts on Tuesday.
The natural event struck hours before cyclone Yaas has to make landfall near Dhamra Port in Odisha's Bhadrak district early on Wednesday, in the wake of which the Bengal government has evacuated over nine lakh people to safe shelters.
"This was unexpected... the tornado wreaked havoc in Chinsurah, partly damaging 40 houses. Two persons were also electrocuted to death," she was quoted as saying by PTI.
21:49 (IST)25 MAY 2021
Yaas intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm: IMD
Cyclone Yaas has intensified into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' on Tuesday evening, India Meteorological Department Director General M Mohapatra said.
The IMD has also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts.
20:58 (IST)25 MAY 2021
How to track cyclone Yaas live
Esri India, an Indian Geographic Information System (GIS) Software & Solutions provider, has created a map to follow Cyclone Yaas Live Path. The map is built with ArcGIS Online, Esri’s mapping and analytics system, and provides updates on the cyclone and relevant elements using inputs from IMD (Indian Meteorological Department).
