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Indian Coast Guard personnel perform rescue and aid work following Cyclone Yaas, in Odisha on Wednesday. (PTI)
As Cyclone Yaas made landfall in north Odisha round 10.30 am on Wednesday, robust winds and heavy tides lashed a number of coastal cities and villages on both sides of the Odisha-West Bengal border, inundating low-lying areas and uprooting bushes, and claiming no less than three lives — two in Odisha and one in West Bengal.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik carried out an aerial survey to evaluate the extent of harm within the state on Thursday. The cyclonic storm weakened right into a deep melancholy over southern Jharkhand and adjoining Odisha, in line with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). It is more likely to transfer northwestward and step by step weaken right into a melancholy later right now, the IMD mentioned.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres mentioned the world physique was prepared to help the nation in its aid efforts if it wanted assist. “From South Asia, which is being impacted currently by Tropical Cyclone Yaas, our humanitarian colleagues tell us that we have activated cyclone preparedness measures and prepositioned stocks of food and other items,” spokesperson Stephane Dujarric mentioned. “The cyclone reached the Indian state of Odisha yesterday, with millions of people being evacuated by the Government ahead of the storm. UN agencies and our partners in India stand ready to support the response efforts if State authorities request it.”

Cyclone Yaas, shaped over the east-central Bay of Bengal, has intensified right into a ‘Severe Cyclone’ class (wind pace – 100 to 110 kms/ hr), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned on Tuesday.
Yaas intensified late on Monday evening and is ready to strengthen into ‘Very Severe Cyclone‘ by Tuesday afternoon because it traverses north-westwards and advances in the direction of the north Odisha – West Bengal coast by Wednesday morning.
According to the most recent accessible cyclone place at 5 am on Tuesday, Yaas moved at a pace of 9 kms / hr in a single day and lay 360 kms south-south-east of Paradip, 460 kms south-southeast of Balasore, 450 kms south-southeast of Digha and 480 kms south-southeast of Khepupara in Bangladesh.
On Tuesday, heavy to very heavy rainfall (64mm to 124mm) is predicted over the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh

On Tuesday, heavy to very heavy rainfall (64mm to 124mm) is predicted over the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh together with Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore districts of Odisha. Heavy rain can be anticipated over Ganjam, Dhenkanal and Mayurbhanj districts on Tuesday.
Over West Bengal, heavy to very heavy rain is forecast over South 24 Parganas and Medinipur districts and heavy rain doubtless over North 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly districts on Tuesday.

The Andhra Pradesh – Odisha – West Bengal shoreline will expertise gale winds blowing with speeds 50 to 60 km /hr gusting to 70km/hr on Tuesday. As the storm nears the coast by Wednesday, winds would choose and preserve pace between 155 to 165 km /hr gusting to 185 km/hr over Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha.
As a end result, the Met division has warned of very tough to phenomenally tough sea situations to prevail off the coast until May 26 and issued advisory warning fishermen from going into deep sea until Thursday.