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
2m rushed to shelters as India braces for another cyclone
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Cyclone Yaas
AFP, Kolkata
AFP, Kolkata
A powerful cyclone headed for eastern India yesterday, 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 today, the India Meteorological Department said, and could bring winds of up to 165 kilometres (100 miles) 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 yesterday, and the storm has also disrupted efforts to combat the country s devastating Covid-19 outbreak.
2021-05-25 16:00:20 GMT2021-05-26 00:00:20(Beijing Time) Sina English
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People fix their house rooftops ahead of the approaching Cyclone Yaas which is predicted to slam into eastern India s West Bengal and Odisha states on Wednesday.
A powerful cyclone headed for eastern India on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of nearly 2 million people just a week after another huge storm killed at least 155 on the west coast.
Cyclone Yaas in the Bay of Bengal is expected to slam into West Bengal and Odisha states around midday today, the India Meteorological Department said, and could bring winds of up to 165 kilometers per hour.
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