Cyclone Yaas: Eight lakh people impacted in Jharkhand; about 12,000 people evacuated

This is the first time in the history of Jharkhand that the State is facing such a severe cyclonic storm.

As severe cyclonic storm 'Yaas' enters Jharkhand, the State remains on high alert and has evacuated about 12,000 people to safer zones while operations are still on to minimise damage from the , officials said Wednesday. The State has imposed a complete lockdown in some parts to prevent people from venturing out in view of the storm while as many as eight lakh people have already been impacted by it. Cyclone Yaas, packing winds of up to 130-145 kmph, , dumping heavy rain, damaging houses and farmlands, and leaving at least four persons dead — three in Odisha and one in Bengal.