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Cyclone Yaas live updates: Bihar govt announces compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for families of those died due to cyclone

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 28, 2021, 21:59:02 IST

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Cyclone Yaas live updates: Bihar govt announces compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for families of those died due to cyclone

Prime minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha and West Bengal on Friday to review the impact of cyclone Yaas on the two coastal states. Cyclone Yaas pounded parts of India's eastern coast on Wednesday, killing at least four people and forcing more than 21 lakh people to be evacuated to safe shelters in West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

07:57 (IST) May 27

7 Indian Navy teams from Visakhapatnam, comprising 2 diving & 5 flood relief teams (FRT) undertake relief operations in aftermath of Cyclone Yaas at 3 separate locations- Digha, Fraserganj & Diamond Harbour in West Bengal.

07:45 (IST) May 27

15 lakh+ moved in West Bengal’s biggest evacuation drive

Bengal carried out its biggest-ever evacuation operation during a natural calamity, with more than 15 lakh people in coastal areas moved to 14,000 relief camps in the 72 hours between Monday and Wednesday. It was largely due to this effort that the loss of life could be minimised (there was just one life lost), even though Cyclone Yaas wreaked havoc on homes and farmlands, said government sources.

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07:43 (IST) May 27

Yaas Cyclone: ECR cancels 15 special trains

With cyclone Yaas lashing the coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal on Wednesday morning, the railways has decided to suspend the services of 15 special passenger trains from May 26 to 29. These either originate from or pass through stations under the jurisdiction of the East Central Railway (ECR).

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07:22 (IST) May 27

Yaas Cyclone effect: one crore people hit, three lakh homes wrecked in West Bengal

More than three lakh homes were destroyed and one crore people were affected as sea waters along the Bengal coast and rivers started swelling and breached embankments, a little after Cyclone Yaas made landfall at Odisha at 9.30am on Wednesday. The only life lost was that of a fisherman, who had ventured out to sea, ignoring warnings. Kanai Giri (55) from East Midnapore’s Mandarmani had set out, along with six others, when their boat sank in the choppy waters. While the others managed to swim ashore, Giri drowned.

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07:20 (IST) May 27

Cyclone Yaas: CM Pattnaik announces 7-day relief to all 128 cyclone-hit villages

Odisha chief minister Naveen Pattnaik on Wednesday announced seven-day relief for all families of 128 marooned villages of the Cyclone Yaas-affected districts. All major roads and 80 per cent electricity supply will be restored for commutation in the next 24 hours. (ANI)

07:19 (IST) May 27

Thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rainfall likely to hit parts of Kolkata, East & West Medinipur districts of West Bengal during next 1-2 hours from 5.55am today.

Regional Meteorological Centre, Kolkata

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22:32 (IST) May 26

Cyclone Yaas: 10 fishermen rescued, Odisha & central forces start relief, restoration work on war footing

Rescuers and combatants of the state and central disaster response agencies have started massive restoration work in the aftermath of Cyclone Yaas landfall on Wednesday. A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) saved the lives of 10 fishermen after their boat capsized in a river in Jagatsinghpur on Tuesday night.

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22:31 (IST) May 26

Cyclone Yaas to weaken gradually next 3 hours over Jharkhand, say IMD

21:54 (IST) May 26

Yaas impact on telecom infra minimal, voice messages used first time to alert people: DoT

The government on Wednesday said there was the minimal impact of the cyclone on telecom infrastructure and the networks were extensively used to alert people in local languages to reduce damages.

20:52 (IST) May 26

Trees uprooted, roads flooded; people living in darkness as Yaas batters Odisha

Trees and electric poles were uprooted, low-lying areas inundated while kutcha houses were badly damaged as Cyclone Yaas left a trail of destruction in Odisha's coastal districts of Balasore and Bhadrak on Wednesday.

20:42 (IST) May 26

A village in East Midnapore inundated due to Cyclone Yaas

#WATCH: Shankarpur village in East Midnapore of #WestBengal inundated due to #CycloneYaas https://t.co/b1zwWlhEDA
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20:16 (IST) May 26

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik reviews post-cyclone situation in the State, announces 7-day relief for all families of 128 marooned villages of the cyclone affected districts. Restoration of roads and power supply in affected districts to be done in next 24 hours: CMO

20:03 (IST) May 26

Cyclone 'Yaas' ravages Bengal, Odisha as over 20 lakh evacuated; four dead

Cyclone 'Yaas', packing winds of up to 130-145 kmph, whiplashed the country's eastern coasts on Wednesday, dumping heavy rain, damaging houses and farmlands, and leaving at least four persons dead - three in Odisha and one in Bengal -- officials said.

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19:53 (IST) May 26

Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar became operational for flights from 7.00pm on today. Earlier, it was to be shut till 5am on May 27 due to cyclone Yaas: Director, Bhubaneswar Airport

19:52 (IST) May 26

Indian Coast Guard Eastern Seaboard deploys ships after landfall of Cyclone Yaas

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Eastern Seaboard headquartered at Vizag deployed its ships and Hovercraft after landfall of cyclone Yass on the coast of North Odisha-West Bengal.

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19:40 (IST) May 26

West Bengal: Indian Coast Guard response team rescues about 100 stranded people through air cushion vehicle in Nayachara village.

#WestBengal: Indian Coast Guard response team rescues about 100 stranded people through air cushion vehicle in Naya… https://t.co/Io92DcqE7b
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19:16 (IST) May 26

Rescue, clearing ops underway in cyclone Yaas-hit Odisha, West Bengal: NDRF

Rescue operations are underway in Odisha and West Bengal and teams are clearing a large number of uprooted electric poles and trees to keep roads open in these states which were hit by cyclone Yaas on Wednesday, a National Disaster Response Force official said.

19:04 (IST) May 26

Cyclone 'Yaas': Rain pounds coastal districts of Odisha

Coastal districts of Odisha received very to extremely heavy rainfall as cyclone 'Yaas' battered the region, the meteorological department said on Wednesday. Chandbali in Bhadrak district recorded rainfall of 288.3 mm over the past 24 hours, followed by Rajkanika in Kendrapara (251 mm), the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre said.

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19:03 (IST) May 26

Cyclone Yaas leads to surface wind speed of 30-40 kmph in Hyderabad

#WeatherAlert || After a brief spell of isolated #rains, gear up for a rise in maximum temperature of up to 40 degr… https://t.co/xqxEkinVZo
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18:41 (IST) May 26

West Bengal: Indian Army rescues locals from waterlogged areas in Talgachari, East Midnapore. (ANI)

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