Cyclone Yaas Has Potential To Cause Large Scale Damage: IMD Chief

Cyclonic storm 'Yaas' is likely to make landfall between Odisha's Paradip and Sagar Islands, the southern-most part of West Bengal. According to the Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, the cyclone will hit the coastline as a very severe cyclonic storm and it will have a sustained wind speed of 155 to 165 kmph during the landfall.