Central team to visit West Bengal to assess damage caused by Cyclone Yaas
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Central team to visit West Bengal to assess damage caused by Cyclone Yaas

The very severe Cyclone Yaas made a landfall in Odisha on 26 May and affected a large part of Odisha and West Bengal.

   

Villagers try to save their boat at Fraserganj, ahead of the landfall of cyclone Yaas, in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district (File photo) | PTI

New Delhi: A central team headed by a joint secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will visit West Bengal to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas, officials said on Sunday.

The very severe Cyclone Yaas made a landfall in Odisha on May 26 and affected a large part of Odisha and West Bengal.

A central team led by a joint secretary of the MHA will visit West Bengal for three days to assess the damage caused by the cyclone, a Home Ministry official said.


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