Odisha: Four districts in Odisha were on Tuesday placed on high alert as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warnings for extremely heavy rains ahead of Cyclone Yaas’ landfall. A red alert was issued for Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Balasore districts for Tuesday and Wednesday.
“We have issued the highest danger warning for Dhamra and Paradip ports,” IMD Bhubaneswar said. For Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khorda and Puri, IMD issued an orange alert for Tuesday as the weather department predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall.
Wind speeds of 150-160kmph gusting 180kmph are expected as Cyclone Yaas, which is brewing in the Bay of Bengal, may make landfall by the afternoon on Wednesday, IMD also said.
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