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Pedestrians wade through a flooded road during landfall of cyclone Yaas in Kolkata.
Packing up winds of up to 130-145 kmph, Cyclone Yaas on Wednesday whiplashed the country s eastern coasts on Wednesday, dumping heavy rain in the region. The fierce effect of the cyclone led to damaged houses and farmlands, leaving at least four people dead - three in Odisha and one in Bengal. The cyclone made landfall around 9 am near Dhamra port in Odisha, with surging waters swamping the mud-and-thatch houses in the low-lying areas, where a massive evacuation drive has been undertaken to move more than 20 lakh people to safety.Â
India News: Cyclone Yaas, packing winds of up to 130-145 kmph, whiplashed the country’s eastern coasts on Wednesday, dumping heavy rain, damaging houses and farm
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Updated Dec 12, 2020 | 11:53 IST
An Odisha-based artist has carved an image of Prime Minster Narendra Modi on a tree in Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj to urge him to take notice of illegal felling of trees in the forest. See pictures: An Odisha-based artist has carved an image of Prime Minster Narendra Modi on a tree in Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj. | Photo Credit: ANI
Mayurbhanj, Odisha: An artist in Odisha has carved portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a tree in Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj. Artist Samarendra Behera requested the PM to take note of illegal felling of trees in the forest.