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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:
18:25 (IST) May 26
West Bengal: NDRF says it rescued three people from drowning in the lake in Satilpur village of East Medinipur district during super Cyclone Yaas today. (ANI)
18:12 (IST) May 26
Cyclone Yaas: Tidal water flows into Haldia dock; assets safe
The cyclone Yaas has put the Kolkata port authorities on tenterhooks for some time as the rising water of the Hooghly river surpassed the height of the external lock gate of its Haldia Dock System, leading the draught level to go up to around eight metres on Wednesday, an official said.
18:08 (IST) May 26
At least 1 crore people affected by Cyclone Yaas: Mamata Banerjee
Even as 'very severe cyclone Yaas weakened and moved west-southwest towards Jharkhand with reduced intensity on Wednesday, it left a trail of destruction in Odisha and adjacent West Bengal during the consequent two hours following its landfall in Dhamra, 20 km south of Balasore in Odisha. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that at least one crore people have been affected by the cyclone in the state, which also damaged nearly three lakh houses.
17:11 (IST) May 26
Sea water inundates residential areas in coastal Bengal as cyclone 'Yaas' unleashes fury
Several roads adjoining the sea beaches in Bengal's Digha lay inundated, with some people seen wading through chest-deep water, as the tourist town and its adjoining places bore the brunt of Cyclone 'Yaas', which made its landfall in neighbouring Odisha on Wednesday morning.
16:48 (IST) May 26
Cyclone Yaas has completed the landfall process. it started around 9 am & around 1 pm information received from Collector Balasore as well as Bhadrak that wind has subsided in all the coastal zones: Pradeep K Jena, Odisha Special Relief Commissioner
16:23 (IST) May 26
Cyclone Yaas weakens after pounding Odisha-Bengal coasts
Cyclone Yaas weakened into a severe cyclonic storm on Wednesday afternoon after pounding the beach towns in north Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal with a wind speed of 130-145 kmph, inundating the low-lying areas amid a storm surge even as the two eastern states battled the Covid crisis, officials said.
16:10 (IST) May 26
Boats and shops damaged after cyclone landfall in Odisha
Boats and shops damaged after landfall of #CycloneYaas in Odisha. Check posts barricades blown away with the wind a… https://t.co/1KRdygoJhB
— TOI Bhubaneswar (@TOIBhubaneswar) 162202548300016:04 (IST) May 26
Heavy rain damages Jamujhadi Road in Odisha's Bhadrak district
#Watch: Heavy rain damages Jamujhadi Road in #Odisha's Bhadrak district. Road restoration work is underway.… https://t.co/qJRMUtDE8b
— TOI Bhubaneswar (@TOIBhubaneswar) 162202520200015:38 (IST) May 26
Cyclone Yaas completes landfall in Odisha, rainfall to continue till tomorrow: IMD
Cyclone Yaas has completed the process of landfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Wednesday, while advising fishermen not to go venture to sea for the rest of the day. "Cyclone Yaas has complete the process of landfall. Rainfall will continue till tomorrow. Fishermen are advised not to venture till tomorrow morning because the sea condition going to be rough," Umashankar Das, Senior Scientist at the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar told ANI.
15:36 (IST) May 26
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to visit East Midnapore on May 28.
15:24 (IST) May 26
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee holds review meeting with district magistrates, Disaster Management Committee, and other officials in view of Cyclone Yaas, in Nabanna
15:23 (IST) May 26
Will visit areas affected by cyclone and high tide in Purba Medinipur, South and North 24 Parganas on Friday: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
15:19 (IST) May 26
We have sent relief worth Rs 1 crore to areas affected by cyclone and high tide: Mamata Banerjee
We have sent relief worth Rs 1 crore to areas affected by the cyclone and high tide, said Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
15:07 (IST) May 26
Warning for fishermen
The fishermen are advised not to venture into the central Bay of Bengal till the afternoon of May 26 and into the north Bay of Bengal and along & off north Odisha-West Bengal– Bangladesh coasts till the morning of May 27.
14:58 (IST) May 26
Three lakh houses have suffered damage in Bengal
Three lakh houses have suffered damage in Bengal due to rough weather condition arising out of Cyclone Yaas, says chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
14:56 (IST) May 26
At 1.30pm, the severe cyclonic storm Yaas lay centred over north coastal Odisha near latitude 21.55°N/longitude 86.8°E, about 15km west of Balasore. Likely to move north-northwestwards and weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm during the next 6 hours.
India Meteorological Department
14:38 (IST) May 26
Cyclone Yaas has complete the process of landfall. Rainfall will continue till tomorrow. Fishermen are advised not to venture till tomorrow morning because the sea condition going to be rough.
Umashankar Das, senior scientist, meteorological centre, Bhubaneswar
14:32 (IST) May 26
Restoration work under way in Odisha on war footing
To ensure early restoration in #CycloneYaas affected districts, @OdishaFS_HGs_CD personnel are carrying out restora… https://t.co/LjPfW2pNrT
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) 162201926100014:26 (IST) May 26
Restoration work under way in cyclone-hit areas: Odisha CMO
Restoration work underway in full swing to ensure early resumption of normalcy in cyclone-hit areas of the state. PWD Baleswar QRT Team along with the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) team is removing fallen trees in different parts of Baleswar, tweets CMO Odisha.
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