Odisha, Bengal grapple with evacuation ahead of cyclone Yaas
The Hindu
Yaas will cross coast by May 26 noon; 10 lakh to be moved to safety: Mamata
As the storm system Yaas heads towards the north Odisha-West Bengal coast, several thousand people are set to be evacuated from the coastal districts of both States. Officials of the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata said on Monday that the very . G.K. Das, Deputy Director and head of the RMC, said, “The cyclone will cross on May 26 noon as a very severe cyclonic storm. It is and Sagar Island in West Bengal, close to Balasore in Odisha.” Mr. Das predicted that at the time of landfall, wind speed in the districts of north Odisha and Purba Medinpur in West Bengal would be about 155 to 165 kmph, gusting at 185 kmph.
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