Cyclone Yaas moves north-westwards; leaves behind heavy damage to property and life

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May 26, 2021
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Cyclone Yaas moves north-westwards; leaves behind heavy damage to property and life

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West Bengal administration is making assessments of the damage caused by the impact of the severe cyclone Yaas which made landfall on Wednesday morning. Extremely high tidal waves and stormy wind along with heavy to very heavy rainfall flooded low lying and coastal areas and also submerged nearby villages and towns in several districts of Bengal. At several places, disaster management teams rescued people who were stranded due to sudden rush of water, either by breaking the embankments or overflowing the guardwalls. Agricultural land has been extensively damaged due to inflow of saline water in the fields.
 
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters in Kolkata today that at least 1 crore people have been affected and three lakh houses damaged due to rough weather conditions arising out of the cyclone. 134 river embankments along the coastal districts have either broken or been damaged by its impact, she said. The CM has been monitoring the overall situation from the control room since yesterday as she stayed back at the state secretariat overnight.

She also held review meetings with district magistrates, disaster management committee and other officials of the state. Ms Banerjee said that 15 lakh 4 thousand 506 persons were evacuated and placed in cyclone and flood shelters. 14 thousand relief camps have been opened. The Chief Minister will visit the affected areas of North and South 24 Parganas and East Medinipur on 28th and 29th of May.


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