Mamata Banerjee's All-Nighter In Office As Bengal Braces For Cyclone Yaas

Cyclone Yaas will intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm tomorrow morning, unleashing devastating winds with speeds of 155 km/hour to 165 km/hour, gusting to 185 km/hour,

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced she will stay at the state secretariat tonight to monitor the rescue and relief operation linked to Cyclone Yaas, which is expected to make landfall on the Odisha coast tomorrow morning, with wind speeds of up to 185 kilometre/hour. 54,000 officers and relief workers, 2 lakh police and Home Guard personnel, along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, will be deployed to tackle the fallout of the storm, which may severely impact several districts of Bengal, Ms Banerjee said. "I have spoken to all the district magistrates on Cyclone Yaas. I will stay in Nabanna (the state secretariat) tonight. I will monitor the situation closely," she said. Cyclone Yaas will make landfall near Odisha's Bhamra Port at around 5.30 am on Wednesday, the weather office told NDTV today.