Cyclone Yaas tracker | May 25, 2021 Updated: Updated: A massive evacuation drive has been launched in all low-lying areas and vulnerable storm-surge pockets. Share Article AAA A storm like weather conditions near Howrah bridge due to the formation of cyclone Yaas, in Howrah, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. | Photo Credit: PTI A massive evacuation drive has been launched in all low-lying areas and vulnerable storm-surge pockets. Cyclone Yaas intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday evening, India Meteorological Department Director General M Mohapatra said. The IMD has also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts. "The severe cyclonic storm 'Yaas' (pronounced as 'Yass') over northwest and Bay of Bengal intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm," Mohapatra said.