Heavy rain and high winds lashed parts of eastern India on Friday as a tropical storm hit coastal areas and rescue teams on high alert braced for its impact.

A severe cyclonic storm, named Dana, battered India's east coast on Friday morning, disrupting some civic services and damaging crops and trees.

Cyclone Dana makes landfall in eastern India, uprooting trees and flooding streets::::Kolkata, India::Brian KellyFootage from local news agency ANI shows heavy rain and fierce winds, with people having to contend with roads blocked by uprooted trees in the eastern state of Odisha.

Cyclone Dana is expected to hammer the low-lying regions of West Bengal and Odisha, home to around 150 million people, as a “severe cyclonic storm” late on Thursday or Friday morning, India’s weather bureau said. At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast were fleeing to storm shelters inland, just hours before the storm’s arrival.

A "severe cyclonic storm" pounded India's eastern coast on Friday, uprooting trees, snapping power lines and inundating some areas, authorities said, adding that no deaths or injuries were reported. Cyclone Dana made landfall in Odisha state around midnight with wind speeds of 100-110 kmph (62-68 mph),

A severe cyclonic storm is set to pummel the coasts of India and Bangladesh on Thursday, spurring authorities to cancel train services, warn fishermen to stay home and begin evacuating thousands of people from vulnerable sites.

Tropical Storm Dana has made landfall along India’s eastern coast, uprooting trees with its torrential rains and strong winds

Cyclone Dana has hit the coast of Odisha in eastern India, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to parts of the state on Friday morning. Dana – which means pearl in Arabic – had been brewing over the Bay of Bengal for the past few days.