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Cyclone Yaas has turned into a severe cyclonic storm and hit the coast of Odisha today.
An alert has been sounded in several states including Bihar in view of Cyclone Yaas.
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Cyclone Yaas has turned into a severe cyclonic storm and hit the coast of Odisha today.
An alert has been sounded in several states including Bihar in view of Cyclone Yaas.
Meanwhile, the government of West Bengal and Odisha have evacuated more than 12 lakh people from risky areas to safe places.
The cyclone Yass reached Balasore in the south of Odisha.
Around 404 rescue teams were deployed in sensitive districts of Odisha including 52 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), 60 teams of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), 205 teams of the fire brigade and 60 timber cutting teams of Forest Department.
West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh have also deployed large numbers of personnel from the disaster relief force, police force and fire force.
IMD DG Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that the most intense wind due to the cyclone was moving in Baleshwar, Bhadrak and Medinipur in West Bengal.
Even the districts inside Odisha will have wind speeds of 60-70 kph.