Cyclone Dana is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha early Friday with wind speeds of up to 120 kilometres per hour (kmph), IMD said. Track all updates here.

Please follow this space for all the news and latest updates on Cyclone Dana which is expected to make its landfall on Friday. The cyclonic system formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal on Wednesday and is set to bring heavy rainfall in several districts of southern West Bengal including North and South 24 Parganas,

Cyclone Dana surged toward the Bengal-Odisha coast on Wednesday, with landfall expected between Bhitarkanika and Dhamara in northern Odisha, approxim

While the sea has breached the shore at some places, high tides were witnessed at some other places. Moreover, huge trees were uprooted and electricity polls were damaged in some other districts.

Cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall in Odisha tonight, with wind speeds reaching up to 120 kmph. Evacuations are ongoing, with over 30% of the targeted 1 million people already moved to safety.

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The severe cyclonic storm Dana will make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra port in Odisha late Thursday and early Friday. While the IMD issues regular alerts about the cyclone, it does not have a real-time tracker.

Storm surge is very likely to inundate low lying areas of Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore districts of Odisha and East Medinipur districts of West Bengal.