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Cyclone Yaas Live Updates: Eight lakh people impacted in Jharkhand; about 12,000 people evacuated
As severe cyclonic storm Yaas enters Jharkhand, the state remains on high alert and has evacuated about 12,000 people to safer zones while operations are still on to minimise damage from the cyclone that pounded neighbouring Odisha and West Bengal, officials said Wednesday.
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08:39 AM
Kolkata, 4 other airports partially shut due to cyclone Yaas
The airports include Kolkata and Durgapur in West Bengal and Bhubaneswar, Rourkela and Jharsuguda in Odisha, an official at the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said.
08:21 AM
Navy undertakes relief operations
7 Indian Navy teams from Visakhapatnam, comprising 2 Diving & 5 Flood Relief Teams (FRT) undertake relief operation… https://t.co/0v5EjxPJg0— ANI (@ANI) 1622082148000
As Cyclone Yaas wreaks havoc on Odisha and parts of Bengal, NDRF, Army and other state machineries are carrying out rescue operations to restore communication and provide assistance to villagers, who have lost their homes. Read the story to understand the impact Cyclone Yaas left on the two states.