
Authorities in India’s eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal are evacuating hundreds of thousands of people from coastal areas as a powerful cyclone approaches the region.
Cyclone Dana, currently over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to cross the coasts of the two states between midnight (18:30 GMT on Thursday) and Friday morning with wind speeds of 100-110km/h (62-68mph), gusting up to 120km/h (75mph), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.