“Landfall process of Cyclone Yaas is complete. Between 10.30am (05:00 GMT) to 11.30am (06:00 GMT), it crossed 20km (12 miles) south from the Balasore coast,” IMD director-general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told Al Jazeera. Storm surges have been forecast in the low lying areas of Odisha and West Bengal states. His West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee told reporters that about 20,000 mud houses and temporary shelters had been damaged in the state. We are trying to maintain the communication system too,” NDRF official Arun Devgam told Al Jazeera.
