Cyclone Yaas Hits North Odisha, Bengal On High Alert

Wednesday, 26 May 2021Newsdesk

Cyclone Yaas will cross the coast south of Odisha's Balasore, which is around 150 km south of Kolkata, within the next two hours, with winds up to 140 km per hour and gusts of 155 km per hour. At 10.30 am it was 25 km south-southeast of Balasore.

New Delhi, 26 May2021

As per news report of NDTV, cyclone Yaas has begun the process of landfall, the India Meteorological Department said at 9 am. It is expected to cross north of Dhamra and south of Bahanaga, which is around 50 km from Balasore, as a 'very severe cyclonic storm' with 130-140 km per hour winds and 150 km per hour gusts. Earlier, 185 km per hour winds were predicted, but this was revised after Yaas failed to intensify past 2 am.

Source -NDTV