Thick sheets of rain blurred the vast coastline, as the cyclone made landfall around 9 am near Dhamra port in Odisha, with surging waters swamping the mud-and-thatch houses in the low-lying areas, where a massive evacuation drive has been undertaken to move more than 20 lakh people to safety.
Places which bore the brunt of the very severe cyclone include Sandeshkhali, Hindolganj, Hashnabad and Haora in North 24 Parganas as well as Namkhana, Gosaba, Fraserganj, Kulti, Basanti, Canning and Budge Budge in South 24 Parganas, the CM said.
Rescue operation by Indian Army being underway ahead of cyclone Yaas , in East Midnapore on Wednesday. (PTI)
BALASORE/KOLKATA/RANCHI: Cyclone Yaas , packing winds of up to 130-145 kmph, whiplashed the country s eastern coasts on Wednesday, dumping heavy rain, damaging houses and farmlands, and leaving at least four persons dead - three in Odisha and one in Bengal officials said.
Thick sheets of rain blurred the vast coastline, as the cyclone made landfall around 9 am near Dhamra port in Odisha, with surging waters swamping the mud-and-thatch houses in the low-lying areas, where a massive evacuation drive has been undertaken to move more than 20 lakh people to safety.
1 dead as Cyclone Yaas lashes Odisha, WB
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Over 15 lakh evacuated, damage assessment on, says Mamata
At least one person died and coastal districts of Purba Midnapore and South 24 Parganas of West Bengal were severely battered by tropical cyclone ‘Yaas’ which pounded the State and the neighbouring Odisha.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to visit the affected areas on Friday.
Landfall near Dhamra
The cyclone made landfall near Dhamra port in Odisha at 9.15 am today. Many coastal towns and villages in West Bengal and Odisha were inundated by sea water. Water logging and flooding were reported in Kolkata, and in areas near the river Hooghly, because of high tide. These low-lying areas continue to be under “alert”. Flooding was also reported in parts of Howrah, Kolkata’s twin city across the Hooghly. Banerjee said rising river water levels inundated large parts of West Bengal’s coastal districts. Sea waves hit “dangerous