Cyclone Yaas has commenced its destruction and it would cross North Odisha-West Bengal coasts to the south of Balasore within next three hours with wind speed of 130-140 kmph gusting to 155 kmph.
As per the IMD’s 9.15 a.m. report, the current intensity of the near centre of the cyclone was 130-140 kmph wind speed gusting to 155 kmph. The cyclone also moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 17 kmph during last few hours, the report added.
“Landfall process has commenced. The system would cross North Odisha-West Bengal coasts to the south of Balasore within next three hours as a very severe cyclonic storm with wind speed of 130-140 kmph gusting to 155 kmph,” the IMD said.
Odisha
The state is expected to witness light to moderate rainfall at most places while some places may experience heavy to heavy rain. Isolated places in agatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Keonjhargarh are expected to see severe effects.
Bengal
As per the IMD’s prediction, light to moderate rainfall at most places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Medinipur is expected. Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Jhargram, Bankura, South 24 Parganas can also be experienced. Purulia, Nadia, Murshidabad, East Bardhaman, Bowrah, Hooghly, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Haldia, Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts on Wednesday may also experience heavy falls.
Mumbai
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has cancelled as many as six flights to eastern India following the threats from Cyclone Yaas. These include cancellations of three incoming and three outgoing flights between Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar and Kolkata.
