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Watch: Heavy Rain In Odisha As East Coast Braces For Cyclone Yaas Watch: Heavy Rain In Odisha As East Coast Braces For Cyclone Yaas The National Disaster Response Force has started positioning its teams in Bengal and Odisha, officials have said.
Updated: May 21, 2021 9:14 pm IST
The Met Department had forecast rain with strong winds in Bhubaneswar
New Delhi:
Several parts of Odisha, including Bhubaneswar, received heavy rain today even as Odisha government laid down guidelines for coastal districts in view of the forecast on the formation of cyclonic storm Yaas.
#WATCH | Odisha: Heavy rainfall lashes Bhubaneswar. IMD forecasts rain or thundershowers with strong gusty winds for Bhubaneswar today. pic.twitter.com/jIlTpnboPi ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2021
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NDRF teams are being sent to Odisha, West Bengal in view of alert regarding Cyclone Yaas.
After Cyclone Tauktae ravaged the west coast of the country earlier this week, the east coast is now facing the threat of Cyclone Yaas . The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has begun positioning its teams in West Bengal and Odisha following the weather department s alert that the cyclone may hit these states on the eastern coast of the country around May 26-27,Â
NDRF teams which are currently involved in rescue and restoration work in regions affected by Cyclone Tauktae are being called back to be relocated.Â
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