India’s Central Home Ministry on Thursday issued alert advisories to West Bengal and Orissa in view of a very strong cyclone moving rapidly towards the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast.
With possibilities of six-meter high tides, the MHA asked the authorities to evacuate people from the low-lying areas and advised fishermen not to venture out into the seas.
The alert has been especially marked for two coastal districts in West Bengal -- Midnapore and South 24-Parganas, and for four coastal districts in Orissa -- Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur.
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