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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.

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