Cyclone Dana is starting to lose strength after wreaking havoc in the coastal area of the Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal. The cyclone began to make landfall around 11:30am on Thursday and had moved completely inland by dawn on Friday. The wind speeds were as high as 120 kmh at the time it made landfall, but have since eased.

Flights to and from the capital cities of India's eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal, including Kolkata, will be suspended from Thursday evening to Friday morning as the region braces for a cyclone set to hit during that time,

Cyclone Dana made landfall on Odisha’s coast near Bhitarkanika and Dhama as a severe storm, prompting the evacuation of over 6 lakh people.

Flight operations resumed at Kolkata airport in West Bengal from 8 am on Friday after Cyclone Dana made landfall on the coast of neighbouring Odisha, officials said. Train services on the south section of the Sealdah Division under the Eastern Railway also resumed at 10 am after scheduled cancellations due to the cyclone,

Flight operations resume in Odisha, West Bengal after landfall. According to airport director Prasanna Pradhan, the flights were suspended from 5 pm on

Please follow this space for all the latest news and updates on Cyclone Dana. The cyclonic system intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Thursday and began the process of landfall on Thursday night which continued till Friday morning.