Cyclone Yaas: Embankments damaged, flooding reported in West Bengal’s coastal areas
The Hindu
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that 11 lakh people had been rescued, including 3.88 lakh people in Purba Medinipur alone.
With the commencing on Wednesday morning, extensive damage to embankments and flooding in low-lying areas of West Bengal was reported. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that damage to embankments had been reported at 15 places in South 24 Parganas district and 51 places in Purba Medinipur district. She said that the rise of water due to twin impacts of cyclone and full moon tide was behind the breach of embankments. Large parts of Digha town in Purba Medinipur district was submerged. In South 24 Parganas, breaches to embankments were reported at Namkhana, Kulpi, Basanti, Sandeshkhali and Frasergunj. At Gosaba in the district, the river water breached embankments and entered villages.
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