Cyclone LIVE: Yaas intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm, says IMD

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Cyclone Yaas LIVE: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visits control centre in Kolkata to inspect preparations

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Cyclone Yaas LIVE: 800,000 people evacuated from 14 West Bengal districts

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Spoke to all DMs on Cyclone Yaas. Will monitor the situation closely: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

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LIVE: Cyclone Yaas to intensify into very severe storm by evening, says IMD

Cyclone Yaas likely to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday evening; Chandbali in Odisha's Bhadrak district likely to witness maximum damage. Cyclone Yaas likely to make landfall near Dhamra Port in Odisha's Bhadrak district early on Wednesday morning: IMD director general

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Cyclone Yaas to intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours: IMD

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Cyclone Yaas LIVE: Paradip port suspends operation from 2 pm on Tuesday

Paradip Port Trust (PPT) suspended its operations from 2 pm on Tuesday as part of safety measures in view of the impending severe cyclone 'Yaas', which is likely to cross Odisha coast on May 26, an official said.

 

At least 12 vessels proceeded down to the deep sea so as to avoid the path of the storm, he said, adding that all the trucks, dumpers and large cargo handling equipment in the port area will be taken to a safe zone.

 

"The authorities have been in coordination with the Odisha government and the Jagatsinghpur district administration to take all the precautionary measures," Paradip Port Trust Chairman Vinit Kumar told reporters.

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Cyclone Yaas LIVE: A 91-year-old woman was shifted to a cyclone shelter in Odisha

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Cyclone Yaas is about 220 km south-southeast of Paradip in Odisha: IMD

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Cyclone Yaas: NDRF earmarks highest-ever number of teams for Odisha, West Bengal

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has earmarked its highest-ever number of teams for deployment in Odisha and West Bengal as part of its preparations for the impending cyclone Yaas, a senior officer said on Tuesday.

 

The federal contingency force has committed a total of 112 teams for deployment in five states and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands which are expected to be affected by the cyclone developing in the Bay of Bengal.

 

Out of these, the highest the number of 52 teams are designated for Odisha followed by 45 teams for West Bengal. The rest of the teams are being stationed in states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and the UT of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. READ ON...

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Maintenance and evacuation operations underway: NDRF

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Cyclone Yaas LIVE: 45 NDRF teams deployed in West Bengal, 52 in Odisha

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Cyclone Yaas: Red alert issued for four Odisha districts

Ahead the predicted May 26 landfall of cyclone Yaas in coastal areas of the Odisha, the state on Tuesday issued a red alert warning for Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Balasore districts, which are likely to be affected with heavy rainfall. Umashankar Das, Deputy Director of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar said, "A red alert, i.e. extremely heavy rainfall warning has been issued for Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, and Balasore for today. The rainfall will exceed more than 20 cm."

 

The official said that an orange alert, i.e. heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khorda, and Puri today. "The rainfall in the district is expected to measure between 12-20 cm," Das said.

 

The IMD regional Deputy Director further said, "We are expecting wind speeds of 150-160 kmph gusting 180kmph over Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore tomorrow as landfall is expected by noon. We have issued the highest danger warning for Dhamra and Paradip ports."

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'Yaas' likely to make landfall near Odisha's Dhamra Port: IMD

Severe 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.

 

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.

 

IMD Director General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that '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.

 

"Rain has already started and will continue. Wind speeds in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts will reach around 80 kmph by midnight," he said.

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Cycone Yaas 320km away from Paradip

The cyclone is near latitude 18 degree north and longitude 88.6 degree east, about 320 km south-southeast of Paradip, 430 km south-southeast of Balasore, 420 km south-southeast of Digha and 470 km south--southwest of Khepupara, said the Tropical Cyclone Advisory of Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre of India Meteorological Department.

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Cyclone Yaas to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hours

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that the cyclonic storm Yaas is going to intensity into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' in the next 12 hours.

 

"The severe cyclonic storm Yaas over east-central Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 9 kmph during past six hours and lay centred at 9 UTC of May 24 over east-central Bay of Bengal," IMD said in its bulletin.

 

"It is very likely to move north-northwestwards, intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. It would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach northwest Bay of Bengal near North Odisha and West Bengal coasts by May 26 early morning," the weather agency said.

 

It also stated that Cyclone Yaas is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Island around Balasore, during noon of May 26 as a 'Very Severe Cyclonic Storm'. Read on...