Kolkata: The attack on Yaass from the cyclone began at 09.15am on Wednesday near Dhamra port in Odisha, even as strong winds and heavy tides saw the seawater penetrate in many coastal towns and villages in Odisha and West Bengal in front of the field.
The land process has started and it takes 3-4 hours to complete the process. The maximum impact will be in the Balasore and Bhadrak districts, said PK Jena, PK Jena, special commissioner for emergency relief.
He said the land is north of Dhamra and south of Bahanaga near the Bahanaga block on the coast.
According to Jena, about 5.80 lakh people have been moved to vulnerable shelters in vulnerable areas of Odisha. The West Bengal government also reported on Tuesday that 9 people had been evacuated from Lakh to storm shelters.
Although IMD predicted earlier on Tuesday that the wind speed during the attack would be around 155 to 165 km / h until about 185 km / h, the Doppler RADAR data now indicate that the wind speed is 130-140 km / h to 155 km / h h.
According to Jena, the attack of the cyclone Yaas was delayed for several hours with the system speed decreasing to 12 kmph from 15 to 16 kmph. He said the cyclone did not increase further after 2 p.m.
As there has been a decrease in intensification, we expect the wind speed to be around 130-140 km / h at the time of land instead of 165 km / h, up to 185 km / h.
Five subdivisions and blocks of West Bengal and four of Odisha are expected to be flooded with the most flooding in the Bhadrak district, up to 9 km inland. According to the officials of the department of Met, the reason for such a big storm is also partly due to full moon activity.
Sub-districts and blocks are expected to penetrate through the seawater, Baleshwar, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Kanthi, Diamond Harbor, Basirhat, Tamluk, Uluberia. Scenes of seawater flowing through the streets of Digha were seen from landslides and jeeps turning around when tidal water came in from the sea.
The Met department in Kolkata said the maximum wind speed in the city reached 62 km / h. The maximum wind speed in the coastal resort of Digha in East Midnapore reached about 90 km per hour.
Several low-lying areas in South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore were flooded due to high tidal waves.
Several embankments, including 51 in East Midnapore, were violated as water levels in the rivers in coastal areas rose, officials and eyewitnesses said.
The Met department also warned of tidal waves two to four meters above the astronomical tide to flood low-lying coastal areas of East Midnapore, and two meters above the astronomical tide in low-lying areas of South 24 Parganas.
Most parts of West Bengal and Odisha received rain overnight.
The Met department had previously warned of tidal waves two to four meters above the astronomical tide to flood low-lying coastal areas of East Midnapore and two meters above the astronomical tide in low-lying areas of South 24 Parganas around the land of Yaas. ‘.
About 404 rescue teams, including 52 from the NDRF, 60 from the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), 205 firefighters and 86 groups of loggers were deployed in the vulnerable districts of Odisha.
West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh have also deployed a large number of paramedics, police and firefighters for rescue operations.
The eastern command of the Indian Army is also working on demand in cooperation with the West Bengal government and has deployed a total of 17 cyclone aid columns, consisting of specialized army personnel with accompanying equipment and inflatable boats.
Meanwhile, at least two people were shot dead and about 80 houses partially damaged after a storm, which West Bengal Minister Banerjee described as a “tornado”, hit the Hooghly and North 24 Parganas districts on Tuesday.
Source: Telangana Today