Cyclone Dana causes damages  

One person died in West Bengal as authorities in Kolkata remained on alert followed the landfall of ‘severe’ Cyclone Dana on the Odisha coast. 

Streets were inundated and water entered the government run SSKM Hospital and Kolkata Municipal Corporation headquarters in Esplanade.

While Odisha reported no casualties, flooding was witnessed in the coastal districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Balasore. 

IMD DG Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the system will continue to remain as the severe cyclonic storm will gradually weaken on Friday and move deeper in the state, triggering heavy rains in most places.

After Cyclone Dana's landfall, Jharkhand received heavy rains, especially in the Kolhan division.

Areas like Jagannathpur, Saraikela, and Baharagora received the highest rainfall in the past 24 hours. Other affected districts include Giridih, Godda, Hazaribagh, Ranchi, Sahibganj, and Lohardaga.

Flights from Ranchi to Bhubaneswar and Kolkata on Friday have been cancelled, and around 10 trains passing through or headed to Jharkhand have also been halted.

The Meteorological Department anticipates similar weather on October 26, with possible lightning strikes across Jharkhand. Fog is expected on October 26-27, followed by a drop in temperatures from October 28.

People in Odisha's Kendrapara district, which was on the path of cyclone Dana, heaved a sigh of relief as the severe cyclonic storm largely spared the coastal district.

While there is no report of loss of life and property, tidal surges made inroads into some of the villages and agriculture fields, officials said.

The Bhitarkanika National Park, which was home to the landfall spot, has largely been saved from the devastating aftermath of the cyclone though details from the park are yet to emerge, said an official.

The settlement colony at Bagapatia, housing the people displaced from their native land in Satabhaya due to sea erosion, has come under water inundation as tidal surge entered into the colony.

As cyclonic storm Dana made landfall in Odisha, it is showing its impact in the neighbouring state of Bihar, where Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued alerts for heavy rain and strong winds.

On Friday, October 25, rain is anticipated in eastern, south-central, and eastern Bihar, with the heaviest downpours likely in the Kosi and Seemanchal districts. Rain accompanied by thunderstorms and winds of 20-40 kmph is forecast for 24 districts, including Buxar, Rohtas, Aurangabad, Gaya, Arwal, Bhojpur, Nalanda, Jehanabad, Nawada, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Begusarai, Khagaria, Munger, Banka, Jamui, Saharsa, Madhepura, Purnia, Katihar, Araria, Kishanganj, Supaul, and Patna.