Cyclone Yaas LIVE Updates | 38 long-distance South-bound, Kolkata-bound passenger trains will remain cancelled from May 24 to May 29

Cyclone Yaas LIVE Updates | 38 long-distance South-bound, Kolkata-bound passenger trains will remain cancelled from May 24 to May 29 

38 long-distance South-bound and Kolkata-bound passenger trains will remain cancelled from May 24 to May 29. Railways will refund the ticket charges to the passengers: Northeast Frontier Railway

Cyclone Yaas LIVE Updates | Cyclone Yaas has turned into a severe cyclonic storm: NDRF DG 

Cyclone Yaas has turned into a severe cyclonic storm with wind speed expected to increase by evening. It will further go up from160-185 km/h tomorrow. NDRF has about 115 teams deployed in 5 states and 1 UT including 52 in Odisha & 45 in West Bengal: NDRF DG SN Pradhan

Cyclone Yaas LIVE Updates | All vehicles except those involved in emergency services on NH connecting Kolkota to Chennai routes will be closed from 12 midnight to 12 noon tomorrow in the wake of CycloneYaas: Chakravarti Singh Rathore, District Magistrate Jajpur

Cyclone Yaas LIVE Updates | In Odisha 2,10,621 people have been evacuated by the govt so far ahead of CycloneYaas.

Cyclone Yaas LIVE Updates | Integrated Test Range of DRDO has taken various measures to protect its facilities in Odisha's Chandipur & Abdul Kalam Island: official. (PTI)

Cyclone Yaas LIVE Updates | IMD's warning for fishermen 

The fishermen are advised not to venture into central Bay of Bengal till 26th May forenoon and into north Bay of Bengal and along & off north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha-West Bengal–Bangladesh coasts during 25th – 26th May.

Cyclone Yaas LIVE Updates | IMD's warning on sea conditions 

Sea condition is High to Very High over Westcentral and adjoining east-central & north Bay of Bengal. It is very likely to become Very High to Phenomenal over northern parts of central Bay of Bengal, north Bay of Bengal and along & off north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha–West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts during 25th evening to 26th May evening.

Cyclone Yaas LIVE Updates | Cyclone very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar islands close to north of Dhamra and south of Balasore, during noon of Wednesday, 26th May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, says IMD

Cyclone Yaas 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 very close to Chandbali-Dhamra port by the early morning of Wednesday, by 26th May.
Rainfall Warning: Scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls over Odisha on 25th & 26th; isolated heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy falls over Gangetic West Bengal on 26th; Jharkhand on 26th & 27th and Bihar on 27th May.