Cyclone Dana to hit Odisha, Bengal on Thursday as low pressure area intensifies

The low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal will likely intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and will likely cause landfall in Odisha’s Puri and West Bengal’s Sagar Island during Thursday night (October 24) and Friday (October 25), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The cyclonic storm, Dana, will also likely cause extremely heavy rainfall in Odisha and West Bengal on October 24 and 25, and heavy rainfall in both states till Friday, the weather body said.
A low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea on Monday, which will likely intensify into a depression on Tuesday morning and will intensify into a cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, it said.
IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that Odisha is likely to be the most affected, with heavy to very heavy rainfall and high-speed winds.