Keonjhar: A man was crushed to death after coming under a tree uprooted by the strong winds, under the influence of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Yaas’, at Panchapalli village under Anandapur block in Keonjhar district on Wednesday.
Millions of people in the coastal Odisha districts are waiting nervously to face the very severe cyclonic storm Yaas, which is set to hit the coast with wind speed reaching between 155-165 kmph today.
Gale winds reaching 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph prevailed over the major parts of the central Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Bay of Bengal. They increased gradually to 125-135 kmph gusting to 140 kmph from Tuesday evening.