Two million rushed to shelters as India braces for Yas
Published: 10:13 PM, May 25, 2021
A boy drinks water at a shelter in Digha near Kolkata on Tuesday. — AFP
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Kolkata: A powerful cyclone headed for eastern India on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of nearly two million people just a week after another huge storm claimed at least 155 lives on the west coast.
Cyclone Yaas in the Bay of Bengal is expected to slam into West Bengal and Odisha states around midday on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department said, and could bring winds of up to 165 kilometres (100 miles) per hour.
Experts say the warming of ocean waters due to climate change has led to an increase in the frequency and intensity of such storms.