Most parts in Jharkhand have been witnessing the impact of Cyclonic storm Yaas as there has been intermittent heavy rainfall since late last night on Tuesday. After making a landfall at the coastal areas of Odisha this morning, the Cyclone Yaas is moving fast is likely to enter Jharkhand late this evening through East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, Simdega and Saraikela Kharsawan districts.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Cyclone Yaas moving at a speed of 10 km per hour is predicted to enter Jharkhand late this evening. Four districts of the state – East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, Saraikela Kharsawan and Simdega have been put on cautious and rescue operations by the district administration and NDRF teams are being continuously monitored. <br />''<br />''Most parts of the state has been witnessing rainfall, thunderstorm and squally winds at 60-70 km per hour since morning. Gusty winds over 90-110 km per hour is being witnessed in Jamshedpur this evening after a deep depression of the cyclone is expected to hit the state. <br />''<br />''NDRF team has been posted at Ghatshila in East Singhbhum district, Rajnagar in Saraikela Kharsawan district and state capital Ranchi for rescue operations. More than 1000 people have been shifted to makeshift shelter homes till now. Regional Weather department has predicted extremely heavy to heavy rainfall and issued Red, Orange and Yellow warning for districts of Jharkhand for the next 5 days.</span><br />
News On AIR | May 26, 2021 7:50 PM
Cyclone Yaas likely to enter Jharkhand on Wednesday