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Yaas Cyclone Live Updates West Bengal, Orissa: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that Cyclone Yaas (read as Yass) has developed on Monday morning over the east-central region of Bay of Bengal.
Cyclone Yaas is expected to make landfall on Wednesday, the government of West Bengal and Odisha are on high alerts. The West Bengal government has begun evacuating people from low-lying areas of South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore districts.
The India Meteorological Department predicted that Cyclone ‘Yaas’, which may turn out to be “very severe cyclonic storm”, will make landfall somewhere between Paradwip in Odisha and Sagar in South 24 Parganas on May 26 evening at a speed ranging between 155 km/hr and 165 km/hr.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on May 23 that the cyclone is likely to make landfall on May 26 evening between Paradip in Odisha and Sagar islands in West Bengal after intensifying into a very severe cyclonic storm’ with wind speed ranging from 155kmph to 165 kmph, gusting to 185 kmph.
“It is highly damaging wind speed, you can compare the damage with last cyclone Tauktae and cyclone Amphan,” Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, IMD DGM, said, as quoted by News18.
In both states, the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF, the military, and the Coast Guard are equipped to battle the upcoming storm.
Of 85 NDRF teams, 32 have been deployed in Bengal and 28 in Odisha. Some teams are also out in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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