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Bengal, May 27 (EFE/EPA).- Cyclone Yaas has weakened into a depression on Thursday as it passed over eastern and northern India, a day after causing 12 deaths and widespread damage across the Indian east coast and Bangladesh.With warnings issued a week in advance, Indian and Bangladeshi authorities managed to evacuate nearly two million people before the storm made landfall in the Indian state of Odisha on Wednesday as a "very severe" cyclone, carrying sustained winds of 130-140 kilometers per hour with gusts of up to 155 kph.SHOT LIST: THE AFTERMATH OF CYCLONE YAAS IN DIGHA TOWN NEAR BAY OF BENGAL, EASTERN INDIA.
Kolkata, May 26 (EFE/EPA).- The "very severe" cyclone Yaas started landfall early Wednesday on the eastern coast of India with winds of between 130-140 kilometers per hour (81-81 miles per hour), while more than one million people have been evacuated from the region."Very severe cyclonic storm Yaas centred about 50 km south-southeast of Balasore. Landfall process has commenced around 0900 hrs (3am GMT)," the India Meteorological Department (IMD) tweeted.IMD added that the process, in the eastern state of Odisha, was expected to take three hours to complete. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: FLOODED STREETS AS CYCLONE YAAS MAKES LANDFALL IN DIGHA, NEAR THE BAY OF BENGAL, SOUTH OF KOLKATA, INDIA.
Gangarampur, May 25 (EFE/EPA).- The local governments of Odisha and Bengal Tuesday are considering a mass evacuation of at-risk areas as Cyclone Yaas is expected to make landfall on the eastern coast of India on Wednesday. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE MEMBERS REQUEST VILLAGERS TO EVACUATE THE AREA BEFORE CYCLONE YAAS MAKES LANDFALL, IN THE VILLAGE OF GANGARAMPUR, SOUTH OF KOLKATA NEAR THE BAY OF BENGAL, INDIA.
Wind and rain build up on the coast of the Indian city of Puri facing the Bay of Bengal. Nearly 800,000 people in eastern India have been evacuated from the expected path of Cyclone Fani which packs winds up to 200 kilometres (125 miles) per hour and torrential rains. IMAGES
Cyclone Biparjoy slams into the Indian beach town of Mandvi, with strong winds and rain rocking street signs and shaking palm trees. Gusts of wind and sheets of rain reduced visibility with a dull grey mist as almost all stores were closed. Forecasters had warned that Biparjoy was likely to devastate homes and tear down power lines, prompting evacuations. IMAGES
Cyclone Biparjoy makes its presence felt along the Mumbai coast with strong winds and high seas. The Indian Meteorological Department issued warnings and all Mumbai beaches were cleared as a precautionary measure. IMAGES
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