Dark storm clouds swept across Khali Sahar in West Bengal before Hurricane Sias made landfall

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On Tuesday, May 25th, dark clouds over Halisahar in West Bengal brought strong winds and heavy rain before Hurricane Yas (Hurricane Yas) was expected to make landfall. According to news reports, as of early Wednesday morning, more than one million people had been evacuated from the east coast of India. According to the Times of India, due to extreme weather, two people in Hooghly and North 24 Parganas were electrocuted and at least 80 houses were destroyed. Due to the expected bad weather in the area, several airports were closed. This video shared by Niladri Talukder, a resident of Kolkata, shows ominous clouds moving over Halisahar as the cyclone approaches Paradid. The Indian Meteorological Department predicts that the cyclone will pass between Damla and Balasol on the coast of Odisha at around noon on Wednesday, with wind speeds of 130 to 140 km/h (approximately 81 to 87 mph). Image Credit: Niladri Talukder via Storyful

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