Highlights:
- It is likely to hit the coasts of North Odisha and West Bengal on May 26 in the afternoon
- Winds likely to reach 155 to 165 kmph near Balasore
- Work continues to move women, children and locals to safety
LIVE update:
- It is expected to have a ‘landfall’ on Wednesday afternoon
- The hurricane is also affecting airlines. It has been decided to close Port Blair Airport.
- Apart from this, services at Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Durgapur and Jharsaguda airports may also be affected. Airports in Bihar, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh have also been directed to remain alert.
- Odisha: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed Home Minister Divyashankar Mishra to go to Balasore and set up camp there to monitor the situation.
- New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has appealed to Congress workers to help those affected by the cyclone.
- West Bengal: It has been raining heavily since morning in Digha area of Bengal before the cyclone
- West Bengal: 45 NDRF teams have been deployed in the state in the wake of the cyclone.
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