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Early warning system sends out alert in five coastal dists | Bhubaneswar News

BHUBANESWAR: The Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) or cyclone siren system installed in five coastal districts has been alerting villagers about the impending very severe cyclone Yaas which is likely to cause large scale damage. Odisha State Disaster Mitigation Authority (OSDMA), which controls the sirens, has been using it to alert people about the impending disaster. OSDMA executive director Kamal Lochan Mishra, said, “The cyclone siren system has been operational in five coastal districts where cyclone Yaas is going to have a serious impact. The sirens are blowing at regular intervals within 1.5 km distance from the shore and to ensure the last man living near the sea is informed about the impending cyclone. The alert system has been covering coastal habitations, tourist places and fish landing centres along the coast.”

India evacuates a million people as cyclone approaches eastern coast

India evacuates a million people as cyclone approaches eastern coast 2 minutes read New Delhi/Dhaka, May 25 (EFE).- India had by Tuesday evacuated nearly a million people along its eastern coast ahead of the arrival of cyclone Yaas, a day before the powerful storm is predicted to make landfall by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while neighboring Bangladesh remains on high alert. “Right now the evacuation process is in full swing, according to the latest report we have evacuated 200,00 people,” Kamal Lochan Mishra, the executive director of the disaster management authority in the coastal state of Odisha, told EFE. The eastern state has 900 pre-established shelters and has identified over 6,700 additional facilities where people could be transferred from areas that face the risk of flooding, apart from those who live in houses vulnerable to major damage.

Mass evacuations for India s east coast amid cyclone fears

Mass evacuations as Cyclone Yaas threatens India s east coast

25 mayo, 2021 EDA New Delhi (dpa) – Authorities in Covid-19-battered India conducted mass evacuations on Tuesday as a powerful cyclone headed toward the country’s east coast, days after another severe storm claimed over 150 lives on the west coast. Cyclone Yaas, hovering over the Bay of Bengal, was expected to hit Odisha and West Bengal states on Wednesday afternoon, packing winds of up to 165 kilometres per hour, the Indian Meteorological Department said. According to disaster management officials, over 1.5 million people – 1 million in West Bengal and 500,000 in Odisha – were being moved to shelters from vulnerable areas. The storm disrupted efforts to fight the pandemic in India, the second most-infected country globally.

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