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UPDATED: May 24, 2021 18:00 IST
Satellite image issued by IMD shows how Cyclone Yaas developed over the Bay of Bengal. (PTI photo)
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Cyclone will make landfall between Paradip and Sagar Island on May 26 in the morning to afternoon hours.
ODRAF and armed forces have been deployed in districts likely to ne affected by the cyclone.
Eight NDRF teams have arrived in Bhubaneswar and will join evacuation and relief efforts.
As Cyclone Yaas approaches Odisha, the state’s coastal districts Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, Paradip and Bhadrak started receiving rainfall Monday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the state set a target of ‘zero casualty’ as it gears up for the probable landfall of Cyclone Yaas, categorised as a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 120-165 kmph gusting up to 185 kmph, informed Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Odisha, Pradeep Kumar Jena.
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Cyclone Yaas may have a shorter lifespan than Amphan, but that doesn’t mean it will be any less destructive
Cyclone Yaas may have a shorter lifespan than Amphan, but that doesn’t mean it will be any less destructive
Prabhjote GillMay 24, 2021, 11:00 IST
Cargo barge being tied up the side off on the banks of the Ganges for preparation of the fear of Super Cyclone Yaas in Kolkata 23 May 2021
Cyclone Yaas is likely to turn into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ once it hits the Indian coast on May 26.
This is the fourth time that a cyclone is hitting India within the month of May, and the second cyclone that the country has had to brace for in as many weeks.
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Cyclone Yaas: 99 NDRF teams committed across 4 states, Andaman and Nicobar ANI | Updated: May 24, 2021 11:59 IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has committed 99 teams across Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the view of Cyclone Yaas, NDRF Director General SN Pradhan said on Monday. #CycloneYaas Update24/5/21 @NDRFHQ commits 99 tms Across 5States/UT 52 tms(22+30 more)-Odisha 35 tms(25+10more)WBengal Rest across AP/TN/A&N, Pradhan tweeted.
As many as 18 teams NDRF teams have been deployed in Odisha alone. Seven teams have been deployed in Balasore, 4 in Bhadrak, 3 in Kendrapada, 2 in Jajpur, one each in Jagatsinghpur and Mayurbhanj. Four teams have also been kept as reserve, as per the NDRF.