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Cyclone Yaas highlights: Odisha CM announces 7-day relief for 128 villages
Cyclone Yaas Live Tracking: The weather department has predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand.
Heavy rain and strong winds have started battering the coastal districts of West Bengal since early morning on Wednesday as very severe Cyclone Yaas made a landfall around 9am. One person has died in Odisha as Cyclone Yaas made landfall. Northern Odisha coast is battered by heavy winds. The weather department has predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand....Read More
"Light to moderate rainfall expected at most places with heavy to very heavy rains at few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places in Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Balasore, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Kendrapara and Keonjhargarh today," the IMD said.
Over 11.5 lakh people evacuated in West Bengal
Over 11.5 lakh people have been evacuated from vulnerable places in West Bengal on Tuesday in view of the impending Cyclone Yaas, informed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
Cyclone Yaas lay centred over northwest Bay of Bengal, says IMD
Cyclone Yaas lay centred over northwest Bay of Bengal near latitude 20.7°N and longitude 87.45°E, about 60 km east of Dhamra (Odisha), 90 km east-northeast of Paradip, 100 km south of Digha (West Bengal) and 105 km south-southeast of Balasore (Odisha): IMD.
IMD predicts light to moderate rainfall at most places
Light-moderate rainfall at most places, extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Medinipur and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Bankura, Jhargram, South 24 Parganas and heavy falls at isolated areas like Kolkata, Nadia among others today: IMD.
Cyclone Yaas is 'very likely' to move north-northwestwards to reach near north Odisha coast: IMD
Cyclone Yaas is 'very likely' to move north-northwestwards to reach near north Odisha coast close to north of Dhamra and south of Balasore by noon today, as a 'very severe cyclonic storm' with wind speed of 130-140 kmph (issued at 0300 hrs): India Meteorological Department (IMD).
