Dana Cyclone Updates: Authorities remained on alert as ‘severe’ IMD Cyclone Dana began making landfall on the Odisha coast on Thursday night and continued into the early hours of Friday. The coastal districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapara, and Balasore witnessed a sudden increase in wind speed, reaching 100 kmph to 110 kmph, and extremely heavy rain. Similar conditions were also witnessed in West Bengal.
The storm moved north-northwest at a speed of 15 kmph over the past six hours before making landfall between Bhitarkanika in the Kendrapara district and Dhamra in Bhadrak, with wind speeds of around 110 kmph, a senior IMD official said.
IMD DG Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the system will continue to remain as the severe cyclonic storm will gradually weaken on Friday and move deeper in the state, triggering heavy rains in most places.
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The India Meteorological Department said in a post on X that the storm is likely to impact Bhubaneshwar weather as it moves west-northwestwards across north Odisha and gradually weakens into a cyclonic storm by today forenoon. With the weather department predicting flash floods, both Odisha and West Bengal governments remain on high alert, and train and flight operations in both states have been suspended.
Following the cyclone update by IMD, all residents have been advised to stay inside. Several flights have been cancelled both in West Bengal and Kolkata. A large number of people stay at shelter camps in Odisha. While they remain physically safe, many of them remain anxious over the cyclone Dana and its aftermath.
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