Cyclone Yaas
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Cyclone Yaas hits Odisha, Bengal; houses damaged: Highlights
India | May 26, 2021, 08:45 PM ISTCyclone Yaas has crossed the Odisha border south of Balasore and will reach Jharkhand on Thursday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today. Meanwhile, Jharkhand, which was put on high alert, continued evacuating low-lying areas on Wednesday, officials said.
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Bihar CM chairs meeting on cyclone Yaas, tells officials to remain alert
India | May 25, 2021, 11:09 PM ISTBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday held a review meeting on impending cyclone Yass and instructed officials to remain alert to deal with the calamity.
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Cyclone Yass Nears India's East Coast, Watch report
News | May 25, 2021, 09:40 PM ISTCyclone Yaas is nearing the country's east coast, days after deadly cyclone, Tauktae, hit its west coast.
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Cyclone Yaas: Bengal, Odisha brace for 'very severe storm'; lakhs evacuated
India | May 25, 2021, 10:03 PM ISTAs Cyclone Yaas approaches towards country's eastern coast, the Indian Army has deployed 17 integrated relief columns, comprising specialised personnel with necessary equipment and inflatable boats, in West Bengal.
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Special News: Cyclone Yaas to make landfall near Balasore coast in Odisha tomorrow afternoon
News | May 25, 2021, 04:40 PM ISTYaas will lead to storm surge on the coasts of Balasore, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Bhadrak in Odisha. It will also cause a storm surge of two to four metres along the coastline of East Midnapore and one to two metres in the South 24 Parganas district.
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Cyclone Yaas to make landfall near Bhadrak coast tomorrow afternoon, red alert in Odisha districts
India | May 25, 2021, 08:13 PM ISTCyclonic Yaas will make landfall near Dhamra Port in Odisha’s Bhadrak district on Wednesday morning.
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Cyclone Yaas to intensify into 'very severe cyclonic storm'; Red alert issued for 4 Odisha districts
India | May 25, 2021, 01:53 PM ISTCyclone Yaas is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Island around Balasore, during noon of May 26 as a 'Very Severe Cyclonic Storm'.
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Top 9 News: People were evacuated by NDRF in East Medinipur district, ahead of Cyclone Yaas
News | May 25, 2021, 10:20 AM IST"The severe cyclonic storm Yaas over east-central Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 9 kmph during past six hours and lay centred at 9 UTC of May 24 over east-central Bay of Bengal," IMD said in its bulletin. "It is very likely to move north-northwestwards, intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. It would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach northwest Bay of Bengal near North Odisha and West Bengal coasts by May 26 early morning," the weather agency said.
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Odisha, Bengal brace for Cyclone Yaas; to intensify into 'very severe cyclonic storm' in next 12 hrs
India | May 25, 2021, 09:05 AM ISTThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that the cyclonic storm Yaas is going to intensity into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' in the next 12 hours.
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Cyclone Yaas: Calcutta High Court cancels all matters listed for May 26-27
India | May 25, 2021, 07:41 AM ISTCalcutta High Court on Monday informed that it has canceled the hearing of all matters listed for May 26 and 27, in view of the warning issued by IMD for Cyclone Yaas.
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Cyclone Yaas: Locals evacuated to shelter homes in Odisha
India | May 25, 2021, 07:31 AM ISTThe Odisha Government on Monday assigned the high-risk districts to Senior Officers to supervise relief, rehabilitation and restoration work in the wake of the severe Cyclonic storm 'Yaas' which is expected to hit the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal on May 26.
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Cyclone Yaas alert: Flight ops at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Jharsuguda, Durgapur airports to be hit
India | May 24, 2021, 07:55 PM ISTCyclone Yaas is likely to hit flight operations at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Jharsuguda and Durgapur airports. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) sounded the alert on Monday while also instructing other airports in the eastern region to be on alert in view of a possbility of change in path of cyclonic winds.
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Cyclone Yaas: Amit Shah reviews preparation with CMs of Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
India | May 24, 2021, 04:35 PM ISTUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday reviewed the preparations for Cyclone Yaas including the evacuation of people on the high seas as well as in vulnerable coastal areas and the safety of COVID-19 facilities.
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Cyclone Yaas: Deep depression over Bay of Bengal to intensify into 'severe cyclonic storm' in 24 hrs
India | May 24, 2021, 10:49 AM ISTYesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness of the States and central ministries and agencies which will be dealing with the disaster arising out of the predicted cyclone Yaas.
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Eastern Railways cancels 25 trains between May 24-29 due to Cyclone Yaas
India | May 23, 2021, 06:27 PM ISTThe cancelled trains include Guwahati-Bangalore Cant, Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur, Ernakulam-Patna, New Tinsukia-Tambaram, Bhagalpur-Yesvantpur among others.
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Cyclone Yaas: Depression in Bay of Bengal to develop into cyclonic storm by Monday, says IMD
India | May 23, 2021, 04:10 PM ISTA low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression that will cross the West Bengal and Odisha coasts on May 26 as a "very severe cyclonic storm", the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.
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Cyclone Yaas: 18 NDRF teams deployed in Odisha, state to experience heavy rainfall
India | May 23, 2021, 02:15 PM IST18 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Odisha. Seven teams have been deployed in Balasore, 4 in Bhadrak, 3 in Kendrapada, 2 in Jajpur, one each in Jagatsinghpur and Mayurbhanj. Four teams have been kept as reserve, as per the NDRF.
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Top 9 News: PM Modi to Review Preparations to Deal with Cyclone Yaas
News | May 23, 2021, 11:00 AM ISTPM Modi to hold meeting with ministers, officials today to review the preparations for the approaching Cyclone Yaas.
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Cyclone Yaas: PM Modi reviews preparedness, directs evacuation of people from high-risk areas
India | May 23, 2021, 02:29 PM ISTPM Modi was informed that the Cabinet Secretary has taken a meeting of National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on May 22, 2021, with Chief Secretaries of all the Coastal States and Union Territories (UTs) and Central Ministries/ Agencies concerned.
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All precautionary steps taken in Bengal for Cyclone Yaas; Mamata Banerjee to stay at control room
India | May 23, 2021, 08:52 AM ISTChief Minister Mamata Banerjee said relief materials were dispatched to vulnerable areas, while officials were directed for early evacuation of people from coastal and riverine areas