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Several parts of Odisha and West Bengal are bracing for heavy rain as severe cyclone Asani weakened to a cyclonic storm yesterday.

The severe cyclonic storm 'Asani' "will recurve north-northeast away from the coast. So, only under its impact, we have predicted heavy to very heavy isolated rainfall," said IMD's senior scientist said.

“It is very likely to move northwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm over east central Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours,” IMD said.

Low pressure has converted into a depression located almost 1,300 km from southeast of Puri moving in northwest direction and will be a depression by May 10, said official. 

The low-pressure area over the South Andaman Sea and neighbouring South-East Bay of Bengal will intensity into a cyclonic storm around May 8, informed the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar. 

Odisha has kept 17 NDRF, 20 ODRAF and 175 fire fighting teams on standby over the possible formation of a low-pressure area over the South Andaman Sea and areas adjoining the southeast Bay of Bengal, said Odisha Special Relief Commissioner. 

"The low-pressure area will move northwest and intensify into a depression in the next 48 hours. However, some time is required for analysing the data before providing details on the possible path of the system," the weather office said.

As Cyclone Yaas wreaks havoc on Odisha and parts of Bengal, NDRF, Army and other state machineries are carrying out rescue operations to restore communication and provide assistance to villagers, who have lost their homes. Read the story to understand the impact Cyclone Yaas left on the two states.

Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh are on alert with the IMD saying that the cyclonic storm Yaas is going to intensity into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' in the next few hours. Cyclone Yaas is likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Island around Balasore, during noon of May 26. Here are Live Updates.