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Residents leave East Midnapore village due to impact of cyclone Yaas
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
East Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], May 27 (ANI): Cyclone Yaas has battered some villages of Midnapore district in West Bengal and Shankarpur is among one of the villages here which has been affected badly by the severe cyclonic storm.
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Cyclone Yaas: Villages submerged in WB's East Midnapore, ops underway to r
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Midnapore East (West Bengal) [India], March 26 (ANI): After cyclone Yaas made its landfall and left behind a trail of destruction in West Bengal, the state government with the help of Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are working together to rescue people stuck due to a surge
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Severe cyclonic storm Yaas to weaken into cyclonic storm in next 3 hrs, sa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The severe cyclonic storm Yaas will gradually weaken into a cyclonic storm during the next three hours, informed the India Meteorological Department on Wednesday.
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Cyclone Yaas: Indian Army Rescue and Relief columns on alert in West Benga
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 26 (ANI): The Indian Army on Wednesday said that in coordination with the West Bengal government it has positioned rescue and relief columns across the areas on the Odisha-West Bengal coast expected to be affected by "very severe cyclonic storm", which made
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Indian Air Force airlifts 102 passengers ahead of Cyclone Yaas
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): With Cyclone Yaas expected to make landfall soon in parts of Odisha and West Bengal, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday airlifted 102 passengers and 4.5 tonnes of cargo from Arakonnam to Kalaikunda to assist the NDRF.
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Cyclone Yass: West Bengal CM stays overnight at state secretariat to monit
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 26 (ANI): Ahead of the predicted landfall of the "very severe cyclonic storm" Yaas on the north Odisha-West Bengal coast on Wednesday aftenoon, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spent the night in state secretariat, Nabanna reviewing preparations
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Cyclone Yaas: Indian Navy prepares for relief, rescue operations
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Khurda (Odisha) [India], May 26 (ANI): With Cyclone Yaas predicted to make landfall on the eastern coast on May 26, the Indian Navy on Wednesday said it has stepped up and made all necessary arrangements for the rescue and relief operations.
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Cyclone Yaas: Odisha, Bengal, Jharkhand to receive light to moderate rainf
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): In view of the impending landfall of Cyclone Yaas, light to moderate rainfall are expected at most places in Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Cyclone Yaas: Over 11.5 lakh people evacuated in West Bengal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 25 (ANI): Over 11.5 lakh people have been evacuated from vulnerable places in West Bengal on Tuesday in view of the impending cyclone Yaas, informed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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15 crore free meals provided in 14 months as part of COVID relief work: IS
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 25 (ANI): Amid the COVID pandemic and ongoing lockdown in Kolkata, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is serving people by providing free meals.
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Cyclone Yaas: Two electrocuted to death, 80 houses damaged due to strong w
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 25 (ANI): Two persons were electrocuted and at least 80 houses were damaged in Hooghly and North 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal due to strong winds and heavy rainfall on Tuesday at the onset of cyclone Yaas.
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Darjeeling BJP MLA joins cremation of two COVID-19 victims, alleges volunt
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], May 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Darjeeling Neeraj Zimba Tamang on Monday joined the cremation of bodies of two persons who had succumbed to COVID-19.
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