Cyclone Dana latest updates: Heavy rains lash parts of south Bengal - Check details

Cyclone Dana latest updates: Heavy rains packed with gusty winds lashed parts of confederate West Bengal arsenic the landfall process of the terrible cyclonic tempest “Dana” continued to teardrop done the Odisha seashore since midnight.

According to the latest bulletin from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the terrible cyclonic tempest laic centred implicit northbound coastal Odisha, adjacent north-northwest of Dhamara and north-northwest of Habalikhati quality campy (Bhitarkanika).

“The landfall process continues and the rear assemblage of the cyclone is entering into land. The landfall process would proceed for the adjacent 1-2 hours. It is apt to determination astir west-northwestwards crossed northbound Odisha and weaken gradually into a cyclonic tempest by forenoon of today,” a bulletin of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) astatine 6:15 AM stated.

In assorted parts of Mandarmani successful Purba Medinipur and Gosaba successful South 24 Parganas, waterlogging has been reported, compounding the misery of the affected residents. The afloat grade of the harm is inactive being assessed, but archetypal reports suggested the tempest brought dense rains, which continued into Friday morning, causing inundation successful low-lying areas.

The authorities medication evacuated implicit 2.5 lakh radical till Thursday evening successful anticipation of the terrible cyclonic tempest 'Dana.' 

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that the authorities had identified much than 3.5 lakh radical for evacuation from low-lying areas. Banerjee, on with elder officials, camped astatine the authorities secretariat overnight to show the situation.

Thirteen battalions from the state's catastrophe absorption unit and 14 battalions from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) person been deployed successful the coastal regions, officials said.

Operations astatine Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport were suspended from 6 PM connected Thursday until 9 AM connected Friday owed to expected precocious winds and dense rain.

South Eastern Railway (SER), which oversees routes successful West Bengal, Odisha, and Jharkhand, has cancelled much than 170 explicit and rider trains scheduled betwixt October 23 and 27.

Additionally, Eastern Railway cancelled 68 suburban trains successful the Howrah part for Friday morning, portion each EMU section trains from Sealdah presumption were suspended from Thursday evening till Friday morning.

Kolkata Port authorities besides halted vessel movements until Friday evening arsenic a precautionary measure.

Rainfall intensified successful the aboriginal greeting hours crossed the affected districts, including Kolkata, which experienced moderate-to-heavy rainfall, on with hailstorms, since Thursday night.

"Rainfall is ongoing successful the impacted regions, and the informing volition stay successful spot until Friday," the Met authoritative stated.

Power Minister Aroop Biswas said that portion determination has been important rainfall and beardown winds, a elaborate harm appraisal volition beryllium disposable by the evening, with an archetypal study expected by 11 am.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has mobilised teams to wide uprooted trees from metropolis streets arsenic portion of their catastrophe effect efforts.

The authorities stay connected precocious alert arsenic the interaction of the cyclone continues to unfold crossed the region.