Cyclone Yaas: Modi reviews situation in Odisha, West Bengal; Mamata Banerjee skips meet

The prime minister has announced a relief package of Rs 500 crore for Odisha, Jharkhand and Bengal each.

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· May 28, 2021 · 05:56 pm

Cyclone Yaas aftermath: Jharkhand gets heavy rain, thousands rendered homeless in Bengal

India Meteorological Department senior scientist RK Jenamani said the impact of the depression was expected to linger for 36 more hours.

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· May 27, 2021 · 02:32 pm

Cyclone Yaas: Four killed, over 20 lakh evacuated in Odisha, West Bengal

The heavy rain caused by the cyclone flooded 128 villages in Odisha.

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· May 26, 2021 · 10:49 pm

Cyclone Yaas to weaken in 3 hours over Jharkhand, says IMD, state on high alert

Three people died in Odisha and one person was killed in West Bengal on Wednesday.

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· May 26, 2021 · 07:37 am

Cyclone Yaas: Over 11 lakh evacuated in West Bengal, Odisha, landfall expected at noon tomorrow

The Kolkata airport will suspend flights from 8:30 am to 7:45 pm in view of the cyclone warning.

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· May 25, 2021 · 09:50 pm

Cyclone Yaas to intensify into ‘very severe cyclonic storm’, Bengal to shift at least 10 lakh people

The states on India’s eastern coast, Bihar and Jharkhand, are also on alert ahead of the cyclone’s landfall on Wednesday.

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· May 25, 2021 · 12:36 pm

‘Yaas’ intensifies into ‘cyclonic storm’, likely to hit Odisha, West Bengal on Wednesday, says IMD

The IMD forecasted that tidal waves of a height of 2 metres to 4 metres above astronomical tide were likely to inundate low-lying coastal areas in these states.

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· May 24, 2021 · 01:49 pm

Cyclone Tauktae: All 274 crew members of barge, tugboat sunk in Arabian Sea accounted for, says Navy

The official toll from the mishap reached 70. With 16 bodies washing ashore, the toll could rise to 86 after the identification process is complete.

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· May 24, 2021 · 10:03 am

Cyclone Yaas likely to intensify into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ by May 25, says IMD

The cyclone will reach West Bengal, north Odisha and Bangladesh coasts around May 26 morning.

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· May 23, 2021 · 09:37 am

Cyclone Tauktae: FIR registered against captain of barge that sank in Arabian Sea

It was lodged on the complaint of the barge’s chief engineer, who had alleged that the captain did not take weather warnings seriously.

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· May 21, 2021 · 12:18 pm

New cyclonic storm Yaas expected to start developing over Bay of Bengal by May 22, says IMD

If it forms, the cyclone will reach Odisha and West Bengal by May 26 evening.

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· May 20, 2021 · 12:49 pm

Cyclone Tauktae: Captain of barge that sank in the sea ignored weather warnings, says chief engineer

Out of 273 personnel on the barge, 186 passengers had been rescued and 49 bodies were recovered. But 38 people are still missing.

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· May 20, 2021 · 10:52 am