Cyclone batters India, causes at least five deaths
World
Wed, May 26, 2021
Howling winds and waves, the height of double-decker buses, belted eastern India causing at least five deaths in the COVID-stricken country s second cyclone.
Cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean but many scientists say they are becoming more frequent and severe as climate change warms the waters of the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
Barely a week after Cyclone Tauktae claimed at least 155 lives in western India, Cyclone Yaas has forced the evacuation of more than 1.5 million people in the eastern states of West Bengal and Odisha.
Deadly cyclone batters eastern India, 1.5 million seek shelter
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DIGHA, India, May 26, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – At least two people died Wednesday as howling winds and huge waves slammed eastern India in the Covid-stricken country’s second cyclone in as many weeks.
Cyclones happen regularly in the northern Indian Ocean but many scientists say they are becoming both more frequent and severe as climate change warms the sea.
Last week, Cyclone Tauktae claimed at least 155 lives including dozens of oil rig workers as it lashed western India, the fiercest to hit the area in several decades.
Now Cyclone Yaas has forced the evacuation of more than 1.5 million people in the eastern states of West Bengal and Odisha, killing so far two people.
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Cyclone Yaas batters eastern India, 1.2 million seek shelter
Residents walk in a beachfront area as sea water reaches a nearby road while Cyclone Yaas barrels towards India s eastern coast in the Bay of Bengal, in Digha on May 26, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)
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DIGHA, India: Heavy rains and howling winds lashed eastern India on Wednesday (May 26) as the COVID-19 stricken country s second cyclone in as many weeks battered the coast, forcing more than 1.2 million people to seek shelter.
Weather officials said the very severe cyclone was expected to hit Odisha and adjacent West Bengal, with some effects felt even in Bangladesh, although the neighbouring country is not in the storm s direct path.
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2m rush to shelters as India braces for another cyclone
National
May 26, 2021
KOLKATA: A powerful cyclone headed for eastern India Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of nearly two million people just a week after another huge storm claimed at least 155 lives on the west coast.
Cyclone Yaas in the Bay of Bengal is expected to slam into West Bengal and Odisha states around midday on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department said, and could bring winds of up to 165 kilometres per hour. Experts say the warming of ocean waters due to climate change has led to an increase in the frequency and intensity of such storms. Nearly two million people, living along India´s east coast, are being moved to shelters, officials said Tuesday, and the storm has also disrupted efforts to combat the country´s devastating COVID-19 outbreak. This cyclone is a terrible blow for many people in coastal districts whose families have been struck down by COVID-19 infections and deaths, West Bengal Sund