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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.
Bangalore, Nov 26 (EFE/EPA)- Cyclone Nivar, categorized as severe by the meteorological department, caused material damages on Thursday, with numerous fallen trees and blocked roads, after making landfall around midnight along the coast of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in southern India. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV)SHOT LIST: RAIN FOLLOWING CYCLONE NIVAR IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
Kolkata, May 22 (EFE/EPA).-India and Bangladesh on Friday stepped up relief and rehabilitation efforts to deal with the massive trail of destruction left behind by the powerful cyclone Amphan as the death toll from the storm climbed to 106 across the two countries. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: THE AFTERMATH OF CYCLONE AMPHAN IN KOLKATA, INDIA.
Bokkhali Village, May 21 (EFE/EPA).- At least 22 people have been killed, thousands of houses destroyed and millions forced out of their homes in India and Bangladesh as cyclone Amphan left a trail of death and destruction in one of the most populous regions in the world. In India, the eastern city of Kolkata bore the brunt of the storm with many of its 14 million residents left without electricity and communications since Wednesday afternoon. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY). SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF BOKKHALI VILLAGE NEAR THE BAY OF BENGAL, INDIA , AS CYCLONE AMPHAN MAKES LANDFALL.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).