Local authorities in eastern India have begun evacuations in low-lying areas as Cyclone Dana is set to make landfall. Flights have been suspended and schools have been closed in the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal.
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00:00Evacuations are underway in low-lying areas of eastern India as Cyclone Dana approaches
00:05the country's coast.
00:06We are in the process of actually evacuating the people in the vulnerable areas.
00:12The Bidu is also here with me, and with the help of police also we are doing it.
00:15A lot of people are coming on their own, but some people also have to be evacuated with
00:19the police because they don't want to leave their houses.
00:22But we feel that they could be vulnerable, that's it.
00:27With a storm set to cross the country late on Thursday, heavy rains are battering the
00:31eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal.
00:34State authorities have suspended flights to and from their capital cities and shut down
00:39schools in preparation.
00:41Officials have also advised fishers in affected areas to avoid going out to sea.