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Although many villages in India and Bangladesh have been cut off by the floods and high tides caused by powerful Cyclone Yaas, the storm itself is showing signs of weakening as it moves into India’s territory.

Yaas, the second cyclonic storm to hit India in the last 10 days, made landfall on the east coast this morning days after Cyclone Taukte unleashed mayhem on the west...

NDRF director general SN Pradhan says the force has mobilised it 52 teams in Odisha ahead of landfall of cyclone Yaas. BHUBANESWAR: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) director general Satya Narayan Pradhan, who is from Odisha, speaks to Debabrata Mohapatra on cyclone Yaas preparedness and challenges. Only a few days ago it was Tauktae, now it is Yaas. It must be very hectic for your personnel? Back to back cyclones on different coasts have kept us on our toes. The situation is more challe...

Government officials on their way to evacuate villagers at Baliapal in Balasore district on Monday BHUBANESWAR: Right from the Super Cyclone in 1999 to Amphan last year, cyclonic storms have hardly ever spared horticulture crops in the state. Trees bearing fruits such as mangoes, papayas, bananas, guavas, pineapples and others have always been the first to be knocked off by cyclones. When Phailin had hit the state in 2013, thousands of farmers had lost their trees and faced huge losses. More t...

Rescue and relief workers prepare to leave for vulnerable zones in Bhubaneswar on Monday BHUBANESWAR: Much water has flown down the bridge since 1999 when the Super Cyclone devastated the disaster-prone Odisha and exposed its inept handling of natural calamities. Over the years, the state’s disaster management module has come of age and the government is gearing up to brace Cyclone Yaas this time. Like the previous years, the government has taken a pledge of ensuring zero casualty and is rel...

After being battered by Cyclone Taukate on the west coast last week, India is again bracing for a powerful Cyclone that is expected to make landfall on 26 May. The...

Weather on Twitter उत्तर-पश्चिम दिशा से चलने वाली तेज़ हवाओं के चलते पंजाब, हरियाणा, दिल्ली, उत्तरी राजस्थान और पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश… t.co/D5iosNptO0 Wednesday, January 22 18:01Reply #Lahore saw something mysterious, and no it wasn’t a UFO, it was an o-shaped black #cloud. Both the netizens had se… t.co/oCI...

The government has taken a pledge of ensuring zero casualty and is relying heavily on its two specialized wings — the Odisha Fire Service and the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) . BHUBANESWAR: Much water has flown down the bridge since 1999 when the Super Cyclone devastated the disaster-prone Odisha and exposed its inept handling of natural calamities. Over the years, the state’s disaster management module has come of age and the government is gearing up to brace Cyclone Yaas thi...

URL copied Image Source : PTI (FILE/REPRESENTATIONAL) Cyclone Yash to bring heavy rainfall to South Bengal, landfall between May 23 and May 25 The Regional Meteorological Department has predicted that Super Cyclone Yash is likely to make landfall in Sundarban areas between May 23 and May 25 and possibly move towards Bangladesh. The met department warned that the ferocity of the cyclonic Storm named by Oman might equal that of Amphan that devastated Kolkata and...

Weather on Twitter उत्तर-पश्चिम दिशा से चलने वाली तेज़ हवाओं के चलते पंजाब, हरियाणा, दिल्ली, उत्तरी राजस्थान और पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश… t.co/D5iosNptO0 Wednesday, January 22 18:01Reply #Lahore saw something mysterious, and no it wasn’t a UFO, it was an o-shaped black #cloud. Both the netizens had se… t.co/oCI...