Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a high-level meeting with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will attend a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to review the devastation caused by cyclone Yaas.
Heavy rain lashed the metropolis and some other districts of West Bengal, a day after cyclone 'Yaas' wreaked havoc in several places
Two people died in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi as their house collapsed amid incessant rainfall under the impact of cyclone 'Yaas', which had rampaged through the state after causing extensive damage in West Bengal and Odisha, a top official said on Thursday.
As many as 201 relief camps have been set up and 596 people are evacuated in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand as part of relief efforts.
Senior scientist of India Meteorological Department (IMD), RK Jenamani on May 27 informed that the impact of Cyclone Yaas will stay for another 36 hours at eastern coast areas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit cyclone-ravaged West Bengal and Odisha on Friday. He will conduct an aerial survey to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas.
"Thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to affect parts of Kolkata, East and West Medinipur districts of West Bengal during next 1 to 2 hours from 5:55 am on Thursday," according to Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Kolkata.
The state has imposed a complete lockdown in some parts to prevent people from venturing out in view of the storm while as many as eight lakh people have already been impacted by it.
Packing up winds of up to 130-145 kmph, Cyclone 'Yaas' on Wednesday whiplashed the country's eastern coasts on Wednesday, dumping heavy rain in the region. The fierce effect of the cyclone led to damaged houses and farmlands, leaving at least four people dead - three in Odisha and one in Bengal.
The cyclone completed its landfall around noon packing strong winds and heavy rainfall along the Odisha coast and neighbouring areas of West Bengal.
Speaking to IANS, YK Jethwa, ADG Law and Order of Odisha police said, "Advanced planning was done and standard operating procedure was prepared for ensuring unhindered Oxygen movement, while ensuring the safety of oxygen production centres, tankers, drivers and other staff." Jethwa said that each tanker was moved under close supervision and escort of Odisha Police.
Cyclone Yaas crossed the north Odisha coast about 20 km south of Balasore between 10.30 and 11 am, with 130-140 km per hour winds and 150 km per hour gusts. At 1.30 pm it was over north coastal Odisha, about 15 km southwest of Balasore.
Operations are being executed on war-footing in the vulnerable areas in East and West Singhbhum, besides some other districts, in view of the very severe cyclonic storm Yaas, Disaster Management Secretary Amitabh Kaushal told PTI.
Very severe cyclonic storm Yaas is now about 30km south-southeast of Balasore. The landfall process started around 9am. It will take around 2 hours to complete. Over 11.5 lakh people were evacuated from vulnerable places in West Bengal ahead of the cyclone.
Geographic Information System (GIS) Software and Solutions provider Esri India on Tuesday created a map to follow the live path of the cyclone Yass in the Bay of Bengal.
Odisha: Water from the sea floods the residential areas in Dhamra of Bhadrak district. The landfall process of Cyclone Yaas is continuing. It will take around 3 hours to complete. It is 30 km south-southeast of Balasore at 9:30 am, as per IMD's update.
People in Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand woke up to strong winds and heavy rain on Wednesday morning as cyclone Yaas landfall began near Dhamra port in Odisha at 9.15 am. A massive evacuation drive was undertaken in Odisha where lakhs of people were moved to safety. 'Yaas' is the second cyclonic storm to hit India within a week after 'Tauktae' tore into its western coast, causing deaths and destruction.
The India Meteorological Department said ‘Very Severe Cyclonic Storm’ Yaas has made landfall close to north of Dhamra port and south of Balasore district in Odisha at 9 am on Wednesday. As the storm is relatively a large sized system, the landfall can take several hours to complete. Wind speeds ranging between 140 and 155 kms are being reported from the coastal districts.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that the cyclone Yaas is going to intensity into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' in the next 12 hours.
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