Cyclone Yaas batters Bengal and Odisha; restoration, rescue works underway to assist lakhs affected

As Cyclone Yaas wreaks havoc on Odisha and parts of Bengal, NDRF, Army and other state machineries are carrying out rescue operations to restore communication and provide assistance to villagers, who have lost their homes. Read the story to understand the impact Cyclone Yaas left on the two states.

Cyclone Yaas has left a trail of destruction in Odisha and parts of the coastline in Bengal, where the cyclonic storm made landfall on Wednesday morning. After hitting the shores, the cyclonic storm kept battering the eastern coast as cars, mud houses, trees were seen flying in various videos that surfaced throughout the day. In some places, main communication routes also got submerged under water. Urged upon MPs from Odisha, West Bengal & other states affected by cyclone ‘Yaas’ to help the people in this crisis and make efforts to alleviate their sufferings by providing support to them . #Yaas 1. Cyclone 'Yaas' made its landfall in Odisha on May 26 noon and battered the coast with strong winds and heavy rainfall on the coastline of Odisha and West Bengal. It is very likely to move northwestwards across interior Odisha and weaken gradually.