Yaas intensifies into cyclonic storm, likely to cross Odisha-Bengal coasts on May 26: MeT
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The Indian Meteorological Department has said that the deep depression named Yaas, that has been forming over the Bay of Bengal, has intensified into a cyclonic storm. It is expected to pass through the Odisha-West Bengal coasts on May 26 after taking a severe form. According to Kolkata's Regional Meteorological Centre Deputy Director Sanjib Bandopadhyay, the cyclonic storm will travel with wind speeds of 155-165 kmph.