On each occasion, the region has suffered damage because of gale winds and breached embankments, leading to ingress of sea water. In pictures | Cyclone Yaas uproots lifeThe intensity of the gale winds has ranged from 100 kmph to 150 kmph during each of the cyclones. As a result, on May 26 morning as Cyclone Yaas made landfall, large areas were inundated. Under waterThree days after the cyclone, several areas of Sunderbans remain inundated, forcing people to huddle in cyclone shelters or spend days on embankments. The sea water from the site where the devotees take a holy dip surged several kilometres inland crossing the Kapil Muni temple.

Source: The Hindu May 29, 2021 17:48 UTC