Heavy rainfall happened in Odisha and West Bengal today, 24 October , as the states prepare for Cyclone Dana later at night. After having intensified into a severe cyclonicstorm, the with wind speed between 88 to 117 km, cyclone Dana is set to make landfall.
According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclone is set to cross north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island. It will make the cyclone close to Bhitarkanika and Dhamara (Odisha), between the midnight of October 24 and the morning of October 25.
While landfalls are often the most devastating moments of cyclones, they also mark the end of the same.
