Severe Cyclone  

With its extensive pre-emptive measures, the Indian Coast Guard has saved precious lives and property as a severe cyclone Yaas made a landfall about 20 kms south of Balasore on the Odisha coast 
 

The extremely severe cyclone has killed at least 12 persons and ravaged Kolkata and several parts of West Bengal as it left behind a trail of destruction by uprooting trees, destroying thousands of homes and swamping low-lying areas of the state

The Cyclonic storm ‘Fani’, which is expected to hit the Odisha coast between Puri and Kendrapara by Friday, has intensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic" storm

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), the country's top body to deal with an emergency situation, Monday took stock of the situation arising out of cyclone Fani and assured the state governments concerned of all assistance from the central government to face the storm

Heavy rainfall is likely to hit the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry