Cyclone YAAS passes Odisha coast, causes no major damages, triggers heavy rainfall (Videos)

Bhubaneswar: The very severe cyclonic storm Yaas which made landfall near Balasore coast on Wednesday at 0900 hours with high wind speed of 130 to 150 kmph, did not cause any major damages as expected.

IMD Director General Mrutunjaya Mohapatra said the cyclone Yaas centred Balsore - Bhadrak coast and had a landfall near 20 kms south of Balasore coast which continued for three hours.

Heavy rain in Dagarapada area of Khaira block, Balasore (Odisha) as #CycloneYaas is passing through.

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The very severe cyclonic storm crossed the Odisha coast at about 1030 to 1130 hours and started moving towards Mayurbhanj as a severe cyclonic storm with wind speed ranging from 120 to 130 kmph accompanied by heavy rains.

The #CycloneYaas induced tornado causes havoc in Mahakalapada area of Kendrapada district of Odisha.@DDNewslive @DDIndialive @PIBBhubaneswar pic.twitter.com/QVHFjP5b94

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Mr. Mohapatra said it would gradually weaken and move as a cyclonic storm and further into a deep depression towards Jharkhand by tomorrow accompanied by heavy to very heavy rainfall and wind speed of 60 kmph.

One killed as cyclone uprooted tree fell on the kaccha house in station colony of Balasore town in Odisha

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The cyclone Yaas uprooted several trees, damaged thatched and kaccha houses in Balasore and Bhadrak district, disrupted road communication while tidal waves of 2 meters to four meters surge had inundated several villages along the coast in Balasore and Bhadrak district.

Cyclone Yaas uprooted a Banyan tree near railway station of Balasore town in Odisha

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Special Relief Commissioner P K Jena said no such major damages have been reported from Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Jajpur districts where only several trees were uprooted.

In Balasore and Bhadrak district, the NDRF, ODRAF and Fire Services teams have started clearing the uprooted trees.

Road clearances are made by QRT teams in various places of Mayurbhanj district as cyclone Yaas is making landfall across Balasore, Bhadrak and North Odisha@DDNewslive @DDIndialive @PIBBhubaneswar pic.twitter.com/oYxrkm9UZc

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He said heavy rains reported from Similipal area almost 161 MM rainfall which is all likely to cause flash floods in Budhabalanga river.

Sea becomes very rough near Paradip Port in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha due to #CycloneYaas and full moon day today @DDNewslive @DDIndialive @PIBBhubaneswar pic.twitter.com/9Bubzg5U3V

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The District magistrate of Mayurbhanj has started evacuating the people from the low-lying areas and residing close to the Budhabalanga river to safer places.

The IMD DG said heavy to very heavy rainfall would continue in north Odisha districts today and in some places there would be extremely heavy rainfall of about 20 cm at isolated places.