Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inspects condition after Cyclone Yaas

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 113 teams in five states and a UT as part of its preparation and response to the severe cyclonic storm 'Yaas'-- the highest ever such deployment in the rescue operation.

These teams have been deployed in West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Andaman and Nicobar Island.

Of the total teams, 104 are deployed on the ground while nine self-contained teams are on high alert within the states to tackle the situation as Cyclone 'Yaas' (pronounced as 'Yass') has completed its landfall and weakened from "very severe" cyclonic storm into "severe cyclonic" storm.