Cyclone Yaas: Red alert issued in 4 Odisha districts

By ANI
BHUBANESWAR: Ahead the anticipated May 26 landfall of cyclone Yaas in coastal areas of the Odisha, the state on Tuesday issued a crimson alert warning for Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Balasore districts, that are more likely to be affected with heavy rainfall.

Umashankar Das, Deputy Director of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar stated, “A red alert, i.e. extremely heavy rainfall warning has been issued for Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, and Balasore for today. The rainfall will exceed more than 20 cm.”

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The official stated that an orange alert, i.e. heavy to very heavy rainfall is predicted in Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khorda, and Puri immediately. “The rainfall in the district is expected to measure between 12-20 cm,” Das stated.

The IMD regional Deputy Director additional stated, “We are expecting wind speeds of 150-160 kmph gusting 180kmph over Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore tomorrow as landfall is expected by noon. We have issued the highest danger warning for Dhamra and Paradip ports.”

Meanwhile, folks have been evacuated by Balasore district administration and Marine Police Force within the Chandipur space, forward of the cyclonic storm Yaas.

“We are focusing on the evacuation of people from low-lying areas. 1,200 centers to be used as shelters have been sanitized due to the Covid-19 situation. We have health teams deployed at these centers. Power restoration and road clearance teams deployed,” District of Collector Balasore Okay Sudarshan Chakravarthy stated.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has directed the state’s dwelling minister to achieve Balasore immediately and stay there to watch the state of affairs

It has been predicted that the cyclonic storm Yaas goes to depth right into a ‘very extreme cyclonic storm’ within the subsequent 12 hours.

Cyclone Yaas could be very more likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Island round Balasore, throughout midday of May 26 as a ‘Very Severe Cyclonic Storm’. (ANI)