Impact of Cyclone Yaas's landfall: 115 teams of NDRF on alert in West Bengal

"More than 70 kilometres of embankment have been fully or partially damaged in East Midnapore. Water from different rivers like Bidyadhari, Haldi is entering into the villages and many villages have been inundated," the West Bengal chief minister said.

Seventeen companies of the army have been pressed into action in 10 districts across the state. "The army is equipped with boats, life jackets, ambulances, medicines, and cutters to combat any kind of eventuality. The army is being assisted by teams from the Power and Telecom departments.

"Indian Navy has also been kept on standby to provide adequate support to the state administration. Helicopters are kept ready to airlift in case they are caught in the midst of the natural calamity.