Cyclone Dana made landfall in Odisha, bringing with it torrential rain and intense winds throughout numerous areas. The storm hit with wind speeds of round 110 kmph between Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara and Dhamra in Bhadrak, leaving the state struggling towards the drive of the extreme cyclonic storm. Social media has been flooded with visuals displaying the destruction the cyclone brought on.
A journalist from Odisha posted footage of uprooted bushes within the Rajnagar space of Kendrapara. “Morning visuals present uprooted bushes within the Rajnagar space of Kendrapara District,” he wrote within the caption.
Morning visuals present uprooted bushes in Rajnagar space of Kendrapara District pic.twitter.com/9JbT8Mocg7
— Soumyajit Pattnaik (@soumyajitt) October 25, 2024
In the meantime, ANI uploaded a video displaying hearth companies personnel battling via heavy winds to clear blocked roads in Bhadrak. “Roads are being cleared by the hearth companies staff as bushes are uprooted in Bhadrak’s Dhamra attributable to gusty winds and rain,” they reported.
#WATCH | Odisha | #CycloneDana | Roads are being cleared by the hearth companies staff as bushes are uprooted in Bhadrak’s Dhamra attributable to gusty winds and rain pic.twitter.com/xAhkhCshOz
— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2024
Listed here are another movies shared on social media:
#CycloneDana #CycloneDana affect throughout landfall close to Dhamara. Velocity as much as 120 kph. pic.twitter.com/syvWVxCEoU
— shafqat (@shafquath) October 25, 2024
VIDEO | Cyclone Dana: Heavy rainfall and powerful wind in a number of areas of Odisha. Visuals from Dhamara village of Bhadrak district.#CycloneDanaUpdate #CycloneDana
(Full video accessible on PTI Movies – https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/omaFUwXipG
— Press Belief of India (@PTI_News) October 25, 2024
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) shared an X publish giving an replace on the cyclone.
THE SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “DANA” (PRONOUNCED AS DANA) MOVED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 10 KMPH AND LAY CENTRED AT 0730 HRS IST OF TODAY, THE 25TH OCTOBER, OVER NORTH COASTAL ODISHA NEAR LATITUDE 21.10° N AND LONGITUDE 86.80°E, ABOUT 30 KM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF DHAMARA AND…
— India Meteorological Division (@Indiametdept) October 25, 2024
The publish mentioned, “The extreme cyclonic storm “Dana” continued transferring north-northwest at a velocity of 10 kmph and centered over north coastal Odisha. It was about 30 km north-northwest of Dhamra and 50 km north-northwest of Bhitarkanika’s Habalikhati nature camp. The landfall course of is ongoing, with the rear a part of the cyclone getting into the coast, and this course of is predicted to proceed for an additional 1-2 hours.”
