Cyclone Yaas: One crore affected, three lakh houses damaged: Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that one crore people were affected and three lakh houses were damaged by the impact of Cyclone Yaas. The CM said that she will do an aerial survey of the affected areas on Thursday.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that one crore people have been affected in the state due to Cyclone 'Yaas'. The chief minister added that three lakh houses and 134 embankments were damaged by the impact of the cyclone that whiplashed the country's eastern coasts on Wednesday. While address reporters at the state headquarters the CM said that West Bengal was the worst affected because the state also witnessed high tide along with the cyclonic storm.