Cyclone Dana landfall

Heave rain due to Cyclone Dana in Kolkata

The impact of Cyclone Dana on the vast population in Sunderban in West Bengal and Kendrapara in Odisha was significantly mitigated due to the natural protective barrier provided by the mangrove forests. “Human settlements along the coast were shielded by these mangrove forests, which helped absorb the wind velocity of Cyclone Dana.

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Cyclone ‘Dana’ to hit Odisha coast on 24 October night; Schools, colleges shut for three days

The system is likely to move in a west-northwesterly direction for another 24 hours and thereafter take a northwesterly direction till it crosses the coast on the night of October 24.