As rescue crews prepared for a tropical cyclone that was forming in the Bay of Bengal on Thursday, Indian officials closed schools, evacuated hundreds of thousands of people, and canceled trains in many regions of the nation.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Tropical Storm Dana is projected to strengthen as it moves toward the country’s eastern shore, where it is predicted to make landfall late Thursday and early Friday. It is forecast to bring winds of 100-110 kph (62-68 mph) with gusts up to 120 kph (74 mph).
According to climate experts, South Asia is seeing an increase in the frequency of violent storms. They are now more severe and erratic because to global warming brought on by planet-heating gasses.
Most of the eastern state of Odisha, which had heavy rain and wind on Thursday morning, is predicted to be impacted by the storm. Authorities have delayed flights, canceled over 200 trains, closed schools, and cautioned fishermen against going out to sea.
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Authorities in the adjacent state of West Bengal are on high alert as rains started to batter parts of that state, where several districts are also expected to be affected.
About 300,000 people have been evacuated from places that were at risk, according to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who told the Press Trust of India news agency that three districts were probably going to be very hard hit. More than a million people will be evacuated from 14 districts by authorities. A number of relief and rescue teams have also been sent to the state, which is vulnerable to powerful storms and cyclones.
“To address the problem, the government is ready. Majhi assured him that you were in good care.
Although cyclones have historically been common throughout India’s eastern shores, the frequency of severe storms is rising there. India saw its worst cyclone season in recent memory last year, with 523 fatalities and an estimated $2.5 billion in damage.
