India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert today over West Bengal and Odisha due to the cyclone Dana formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal. The IMD said that the severe cyclonic storm will cross the region late tonight or early tomorrow morning with a wind speed of 100 to 120 kilometres per hour.

Extremely heavy rainfall is predicted over parts of West Bengal and Odisha today and tomorrow due to the cyclone. While heavy rainfall is expected over adjoining Jharkhand and north-east India till tomorrow. Similar rainfall conditions will also prevail in South India over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, and Kerala today. The weather agency has forecast no significant rainfall likely over Central, West, and Northwest India during the week.