Over 200 villages under water as levees break Yaas on course to hit Indian coast today With the severe cyclonic storm Yaas approaching, boats are moored along the bank of the Meghna at Tulatuli point of Bhola yesterday. Operation of water vessels remain suspended across the country as rivers continue to swell in coastal districts. Photo: Collected Star Report Star Report Houses, crop fields, and structures in over 200 villages in Barguna, Patuakhali, Khulna, Satkhira and Noakhali have been inundated as embankments breached due to storm surges caused by cyclone Yaas. Thousands of people have been affected. Low-lying areas in the coastal zone were inundated as the full-moon tide was above three to six feet higher than normal yesterday, said the Met office.