As Cyclone Dana approached, evacuation of vulnerable areas in Odisha and West Bengal began, and educational institutions were closed. Odisha plans to evacuate more than one lakh people from 3,000 villages. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the cyclone will hit the Odisha-West Bengal coast with 100-120 mph winds. Ports are alert, and fishermen are warned not to go to sea.Odisha, Bengal begin evacuations ahead of Cyclone Dana, coast guard on high alert
As Cyclone Dana approached, evacuation of vulnerable areas in Odisha and West Bengal began, and educational institutions were closed. Odisha plans to evacuate more than one lakh people from 3,000 villages. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the cyclone will hit the Odisha-West Bengal coast with 100-120 mph winds. Ports are alert, and fishermen are warned not to go to sea.
