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Cyclone Yaas Likely To Make Landfall Near Odisha s Dhamra Port Tomorrow Morning: Report Cyclone Yaas Likely To Make Landfall Near Odisha s Dhamra Port Tomorrow Morning: Report Cyclone Yaas Landfall: IMD Director General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that Cyclone Yaas is likely to intensify into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) by Tuesday evening and Chandbali is likely to witness the maximum damage caused by it.
Cyclone Yaas is likely to intensify into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) by this evening
Bhubaneswar:
Cyclonic storm Yaas is likely to make landfall near Dhamra Port in Odisha s Bhadrak district early on Wednesday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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IMD predicts that Cyclone Yaas will hit north of Dhamra and south of Balasore, during noon of Wednesday, the 26th May.
Cyclonic storm Yaas will make landfall near Dhamra Port in Odishaâs Bhadrak district on Wednesday morning, according to the Met department. Dr Umashankar Das, a scientist at the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar said that the landfall will most likely be between Dhamra and Chandbali in the district.
The system will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Monday night. It will further intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by tomorrow morning. At the time of landfall near Balasore, wind speed will reach 155 kmph to 165 kmph, gusting to 185 kmph, along and off Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore districts in Odisha and in East Midnapore district of West Bengal.
Neighbouring Jharkhand has also sounded an alert and is preparing for the cyclone s impact.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that her administration has evacuated over nine lakh people to safe shelters. The Odisha government, on the other hand, said it has moved over 2 lakh people from vulnerable areas in coastal districts to safety. IMD Director General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that Yaas is likely to intensify into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) by Tuesday evening. He said the cyclone s impact will be severe for six hours before and after the landfall and Chandbali will witness the maximum damage.