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At least 750 births were registered in Odisha s 10 districts.
New Delhi: At least 750 births were registered in Odisha s 10 districts with most of the children being born on Tuesday night, incidentally it was on that night when Cyclonic storm Yaas was approaching the country s eastern coast.
Now, families are rushing to name their newborns after the menacing storm Yaas , officials were quoted as saying by PTI.
The storm made its landfall near Bahanaga, 50 km south of Balasore district on Tuesday night ripping through the state and causing widespread destruction.
Cyclone Yaas barreled though coastal regions of West Bengal and Odisha killing at least four people and forcing more than 21 lakh people to be evacuated to safe shelters.