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Cyclone Yaas Live Updates: Cyclone Yaas To Intensify Into “Very Severe Cyclonic Storm” In Next 12 Hours, Says Weather Office
Cyclone Yaas is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts around Balasore
The 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. “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.
It also stated that Cyclone 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”. The maximum sustained wind speed is 55 knots gusting to 65 knots around system centre. Sea condition is rough to very rough, it stated.
The cyclonic storm is very likely to make landfall near Balasore in north Odisha with a speed of 155 kmph to 165 kmph, gusting to 185 kmph, around noon on May 26, the Met department said on Monday.
Here are the Live Updates on Cyclone Yaas:
#CycloneYaas | Red alert -extremely heavy rainfall warning issued for Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore for today and tomorrow. Orange alert- heavy to very heavy rainfall expected in Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khorda and Puri today: IMD Bhubaneswar pic.twitter.com/r6MU9usAyX
– ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2021
Cyclone Yaas lay centred at 0530 hrs IST of today, about 320km SSE of Paradip, 430km SSE of Balasore, likely to move north-northwestwards, to cross north Odisha coast during noon of 26th May as a very severe cyclonic storm: Met Department
Odisha | Balasore district admin along with Marine Police Force evacuating people to cyclone shelters in Chandipur
Will shift people at shelters by today afternoon. Arrangements of sanitization & face masks are being done: Narendra Khamari, BDO Balasore#CycloneYaaspic.twitter.com/Glhs24ISsQ
– ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2021
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday directed the officials concerned to take all necessary steps to face the Yaas Cyclonic storm.
The Chief Minister held a review meeting on the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive in the state.
During the review meeting held at the camp office here, the Chief Minister asked the officials to make alternative arrangements for uninterrupted supply of oxygen in the wake of Cyclone Yaas and added to focus on supply and storage of oxygen.
He further asked to take measures to shift Covid patients from Cyclone prone area before the landfall of Yaas Cyclone. Mr Reddy directed State Chief Secretary to station in Vishakapatnam to monitor the situation.
#CycloneYaas is moving towards Bengal and Odisha from the Bay of Bengal.
I appeal to Congress workers to provide all assistance ensuring safety of those affected.
Please follow all precautionary measures. pic.twitter.com/UaGi9PkcT2
– Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 25, 2021
Cyclonic storm Yaas is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Island around Balasore, during noon of 26th May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm: India Meteorological Department (IMD)
– ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2021
The Indian Coast Guard on Monday said all the 265 boats, which were reported to be in the Bay of Bengal by fisheries authorities, have returned to harbour in view of cyclone Yaas.
The cyclone is very likely to cross the north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Island around May 26 noon as a ”very severe cyclonic storm”. It is expected to bring in winds of 155 to 165 kmph, gusting up to 180 kmph.
“Consistent efforts of the ICG ensured all 265 boats reported at sea by fisheries authorities safely returned harbour,” the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) tweeted.
It said its disaster response teams, ships and aircraft are on standby.
Moreover, the ICG is maintaining close liaison with state administrations and other stakeholders to deal with any situation, the coast guard said.
At a time when we are fighting with COVID19, we have yet another challenge in the form of #CycloneYaas. The priority is to save every life, I request all those in cyclone prone areas to move to shelter homes & cooperate with administration: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik (24.05) pic.twitter.com/O2M1H1NFLF
– ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2021
