Cyclone Dana set to make landfall in Odisha soon, heavy rainfall expected in West Bengal
Odisha from Thursday at around 11pm to Friday early morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
«The severe cyclonic storm “DANA” over northwest Bay of Bengal moved north north westwards with a speed of 15 kmph during past 6 hours (till the time of reporting) and lay centred at around 70 km southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 90 km south-southeast of Dhamara (Odisha) and 190 km south of Sagar Island (West Bengal). It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island close to Bhitarkanika and Dhamara (Odisha) during mid-night of Thursday to morning of Friday as a severe Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting 120 kmph, IMD said.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rains at one or two places is likely to occur over East Midnapore, West Midnapore, South 24 Parganas districts, Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas and Jhargram districts, IMD said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, «Till now, more than 1.59,837 people have given their consent and have been successfully evacuated. They have been given shelter in the different camps. We have 851 relief camps and 83,537 people have been given shelter there.»
«Gale wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph is prevailing. It would gradually increase becoming 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph along and off north Odisha and West Bengal coast from 24th afternoon to till 25th Oct morning and decrease gradually thereafter. Gale wind speed
