Cyclone Yaas begins landfall over Odisha, West Bengal coasts
The landfall process of cyclonic storm Yaas began at 9 am today near the Dhamra port in Odisha’s Bhadrak distric. The landfall is located at the north of Dhamra and south of Bahanaga, close to Bahanaga block, on the coast.
The wind speed during landfall was at 130-140 kmph, gusting to 155 kmph, lower than earlier expected.
“The landfall process has begun and will take three-four hours to complete. The maximum impact will be in Balasore and Bhadrak districts,” Odisha’s Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena said.
Around 5.80 lakh people have been shifted to safe shelters, he added.
