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{{Short description|North Indian Ocean cyclone in 2024}}
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{{Distinguish|text=the [[cold drop]] event ("DANA" in Spanish) which caused the [[2024 Spanish floods]]}}
{{For|other similarly-named tropical cyclones|List of storms named Dan{{!}}Cyclone Dan|List of storms named Danas{{!}}Typhoon Danas|Cyclone Dina|Cyclone Dinah|Cyclone Donna}}
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{{Infobox weather event
| name = Severe Cyclonic Storm Dana
| image = Dana 2024-10-24 0800Z.jpg
| caption = Dana at its peak intensity over the [[Bay of Bengal]] on 24 October
| formed = 22 October 2024
| low = 26 October 2024
| dissipated = 27 October 2024
}}{{Infobox weather event/IMD
| winds = 60
| pressure = 986
}}{{Infobox weather event/JTWC
| winds = 65
| pressure = 985
}}{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| year = 2024
| fatalities = 6
| missing = 4
| damages = 73300000
| affected = {{flatlist|
* [[India]] (particularly [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]])
* [[Bangladesh]]
}}
| ibtracs = 2024295N15092
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Footer
| season = [[2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]]
}}
'''Severe Cyclonic Storm Dana'''{{efn|The name ''Dana'' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: دانة, [[Help:IPA/Arabic|[daːnə]]]) was contributed by [[Qatar]] and means "[[pearl]]" in [[Arabic language|Arabic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2024 |title=Cyclone Dana explained: Meaning of 'Dana', who gave the name? List of trains cancelled |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cyclone-dana-explained-meaning-of-dana-who-gave-the-name-list-of-trains-cancelled-faqs-101729754249651.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204213927/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cyclone-dana-explained-meaning-of-dana-who-gave-the-name-list-of-trains-cancelled-faqs-101729754249651.html |archive-date=4 December 2024 |access-date=October 25, 2024 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>}} was a [[tropical cyclone]] which affected [[West Bengal]], [[Odisha]], and [[Bangladesh]] in late October 2024. The third cyclonic storm and second [[severe cyclonic storm]] of the [[2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]], Dana formed from a low pressure area in the [[Bay of Bengal]] on 22 October. By 24 October, it had intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and made landfall on the coast of Odisha. It weakened inland, becoming a [[Post-tropical cyclone|remnant low]] on 26 October.

Preparations for Dana saw more than 362,000 people evacuated in Odisha and a zero-casualty target being set for the state by its chief minister. Over 300,000 people were evacuated in West Bengal. 25 [[National Disaster Response Force]] teams were deployed across both states. Dana caused torrential rainfall in Odisha, causing hundreds of trees to be uprooted. Some power outages occurred and a woman in a storm shelter died after what was suspected to be a cardiac arrest. In West Bengal, four people went missing after multiple boats capsized, and four deaths occurred in the state. In Bangladesh, one fatality occurred, and falling trees destroyed some buildings.

==Meteorological history==
{{storm path|Dana 2024 path.png|colors=new}}
On 22 October, a depression formed in the eastern Bay of Bengal, originating from a low-pressure area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RSMC Bulletin based on 00:00:00 UTC of 22-10-2024|url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_4c5292_TROPICAL%20WEATHER%20OUTLOOK%20based%20on%200000%20UTC%20of%2022.10.2024.pdf|date=22 October 2024|access-date=12 January 2026|publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]]|archive-date=26 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126221813/https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_4c5292_TROPICAL%20WEATHER%20OUTLOOK%20based%20on%200000%20UTC%20of%2022.10.2024.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> This depression would track west-northwestwards and intensified into a deep depression twelve hours after its formation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RSMC Bulletin based on 12:00:00 UTC of 22-10-2024|url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_e1f58f_TROPICAL%20WEATHER%20OUTLOOK%20based%20on%201200%20UTC%20of%2022.10.2024.pdf|date=22 October 2024|access-date=12 January 2026|publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]]|archive-date=4 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404084151/https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_e1f58f_TROPICAL%20WEATHER%20OUTLOOK%20based%20on%201200%20UTC%20of%2022.10.2024.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> After showing further signs of development, the system was designated a cyclonic storm by the [[India Meteorological Department]] (IMD) on 23 October, being assigned the name ''Dana''. At this time, it had a minimum [[Atmospheric pressure|central pressure]] of {{convert|998|mb|inHg|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RSMC Bulletin based on 00:00:00 UTC of 23-10-2024|url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_9797a3_TROPICAL%20WEATHER%20OUTLOOK%20based%20on%200000%20UTC%20of%2023.10.2024.pdf|date=23 October 2024|access-date=12 January 2026|publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]]|archive-date=4 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404065934/https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_9797a3_TROPICAL%20WEATHER%20OUTLOOK%20based%20on%200000%20UTC%20of%2023.10.2024.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] (JTWC) also began tracking the storm, designating it Tropical Cyclone ''03B''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE 03B (DANA) WARNING NR 001|url=https://wiki.chlod.net/jtwc/prog/2024-10-23-0900-io0324prog.txt|date=23 October 2024|access-date=12 January 2026|publisher=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]|archive-date=22 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122021348/https://wiki.chlod.net/jtwc/prog/2024-10-23-0900-io0324prog.txt|url-status=live}}</ref> Strengthening into a severe cyclonic storm later that day, Dana tracked north-northwestwards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RSMC Bulletin based on 18:00:00 UTC of 23-10-2024|url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_64e191_TROPICAL%20CYCLONE%20ADVISORY%20NO.%207%20based%20on%201800%20UTC%20of%2023.10.2024.pdf|date=23 October 2024|access-date=12 January 2026|publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]]}}</ref> Thunderstorm activity continued over the storm's center of circulation as it moved closer to the coast of eastern India on 24 October.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE 03B (DANA) WARNING NR 007|url=https://wiki.chlod.net/jtwc/prog/2024-10-24-2020-io0324prog.txt|date=24 October 2024|access-date=12 January 2026|publisher=[[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]]}}</ref>

Dana made landfall near [[Bhitarkanika National Park]] later that same day with a minimum central pressure of {{convert|986|mb|inHg|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RSMC Bulletin based on 20:30:00 UTC of 24-10-2024|url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_ab92a3_TROPICAL%20CYCLONE%20ADVISORY%20NO.%2016%20based%20on%202100%20UTC%20of%2024.10.2024.pdf|date=24 October 2024|access-date=13 January 2026|publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]]|archive-date=4 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404051751/https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_ab92a3_TROPICAL%20CYCLONE%20ADVISORY%20NO.%2016%20based%20on%202100%20UTC%20of%2024.10.2024.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Moving inland over northern Odisha on 25 October, it weakened into a cyclonic storm<ref>{{Cite web|title=RSMC Bulletin based on 03:00:00 UTC of 25-10-2024|url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_aec294_TROPICAL%20CYCLONE%20ADVISORY%20NO.%2018%20based%20on%200300%20UTC%20of%2025.10.2024.pdf|date=25 October 2024|access-date=13 January 2026|publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]]|archive-date=4 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404071403/https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_aec294_TROPICAL%20CYCLONE%20ADVISORY%20NO.%2018%20based%20on%200300%20UTC%20of%2025.10.2024.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> and then a deep depression.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RSMC Bulletin based on 06:00:00 UTC of 25-10-2024|url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_9dc55e_TROPICAL%20CYCLONE%20ADVISORY%20NO.%2019%20based%20on%200600%20UTC%20of%2025.10.2024.pdf|date=25 October 2024|access-date=13 January 2026|publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]]}}</ref> The IMD issued its last advisory on the system as it weakened into a [[post-tropical cyclone|remnant low]] on 26 October over the same region.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RSMC Bulletin based on 00:00:00 UTC of 26-10-2024|url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_78ea41_SPECIAL%20TROPICAL%20WEATHER%20OUTLOOK%20based%20on%200000%20UTC%20of%2026.10.2024.pdf|date=26 October 2024|access-date=13 January 2026|publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]]|archive-date=1 October 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251001113507/https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/archive/2/2_78ea41_SPECIAL%20TROPICAL%20WEATHER%20OUTLOOK%20based%20on%200000%20UTC%20of%2026.10.2024.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Preparations==
In Odisha, over 362,000 people across 1,653 villages were evacuated and 5,209 emergency shelters were set up,<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Cyclone Dana makes landfall highlights: Over 6 lakh evacuated in West Bengal and Odisha|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/cyclone-dana-odisha-west-bengal-weather-live-updates-october-24-2024/article68789843.ece|date=23 October 2024|access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="TNIEp">{{Cite news|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|title=Cyclone 'Dana' to make landfall early Friday; Odisha, Bengal receive heavy rainfall <nowiki>|</nowiki> UPDATES|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Oct/24/cyclone-dana-to-make-landfall-early-friday-odisha-bengal-receive-heavy-rainfall-updates|date=24 October 2024|access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref> while over 300,000 were evacuated in West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|title=India evacuating more than a million people as Cyclone Dana nears|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89vw50kj3yo|last=Yadav|first=Nikita|date=24 October 2024|access-date=14 January 2026|archive-date=10 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250810001826/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89vw50kj3yo|url-status=live}}</ref> 14 school districts in Odisha were closed from 23–25 October, and nine school districts in West Bengal were closed from 23–26 October.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[Reuters]]|title=Cyclone Dana: Schools shut in eastern India, tourists asked to leave|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/schools-shut-tourists-asked-leave-eastern-india-braces-cyclone-2024-10-22/|last=Dash|first=Jatindra|date=22 October 2024|access-date=13 January 2026|publication-place=[[Bhubaneshwar]]}} </ref> Restrictions were imposed on tourists in some coastal towns.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Rajib |date=22 October 2024 |title=West Bengal Schools Shut as Cyclone DANA Approaches |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/west-bengal-schools-shut-as-cyclone-dana-approaches-1832223 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108135753/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/west-bengal-schools-shut-as-cyclone-dana-approaches-1832223 |archive-date=8 November 2024 |access-date=13 January 2026 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> Odisha chief minister [[Mohan Charan Majhi]] set a target for zero casualties and said that the state was "in total preparedness".<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Cyclone Dana: Odisha govt fully prepared to tackle situation, says CM Charan Majhi|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/cyclone-dana-odisha-govt-fully-prepared-to-tackle-situation-says-cm-charan-majhi/article68781693.ece|archive-date=4 December 2024|access-date=6 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204011406/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/cyclone-dana-odisha-govt-fully-prepared-to-tackle-situation-says-cm-charan-majhi/article68781693.ece|date=22 October 2024|publication-place=[[Bhubaneswar]]}}</ref> Odisha vegetable markets were stressed when the public learned of the oncoming cyclone, and a state officer warned against panic buying and illegal hoarding.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 October 2024 |title=Cyclone Dana: Vegetable price soars in Odisha markets as people resort to panic buying |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/cyclone-dana-vegetable-price-soars-in-odisha-markets-as-people-resort-to-panic-buying-19497014.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241022113239/https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/cyclone-dana-vegetable-price-soars-in-odisha-markets-as-people-resort-to-panic-buying-19497014.htm |archive-date=22 October 2024 |access-date=23 January 2026 |work=Press Trust of India |via=CNBC TV 18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Swain |first=Priya Ranjan |date=23 October 2024 |title=Cyclone ‘Dana’: Odisha govt issues toll-free number for complaint against black marketers |url=https://sambadenglish.com/latest-news/cyclone-dana-odisha-govt-issues-toll-free-number-for-complaint-against-black-marketers-7350413 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112130620/https://sambadenglish.com/latest-news/cyclone-dana-odisha-govt-issues-toll-free-number-for-complaint-against-black-marketers-7350413 |archive-date=12 November 2024 |access-date=23 January 2026 |work=Sambad English}}</ref> A total of 25 [[National Disaster Response Force]] (NDRF) teams, 11 in Odisha and 14 in West Bengal, were deployed.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The Economic Times]]|title=Cyclone Dana on the horizon, 25 NDRF teams deployed: Here's what to expect as it approaches Odisha and West Bengal|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/cyclone-dana-on-the-horizon-25-ndrf-teams-deployed-heres-what-to-expect-as-at-approaches-odisha-and-west-bengal/articleshow/114431788.cms?from=mdr|date=21 October 2024|access-date=6 January 2026|archive-date=21 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241021134718/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/cyclone-dana-on-the-horizon-25-ndrf-teams-deployed-heres-what-to-expect-as-at-approaches-odisha-and-west-bengal/articleshow/114431788.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}</ref> 135 railway operations were cancelled in the [[South Eastern Railway zone]].<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The Economic Times]]|title=Cyclone Dana: West Bengal govt unveils preparedness plan for nine districts ahead of landfall|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/cyclone-dana-west-bengal-govt-unveils-preparedness-plan-for-nine-districts-ahead-of-landfall/articleshow/114474801.cms?from=mdr|url-access=subscription|archive-date=6 January 2026|archive-url=https://archive.today/20260106160057/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/cyclone-dana-west-bengal-govt-unveils-preparedness-plan-for-nine-districts-ahead-of-landfall/articleshow/114474801.cms?from=mdr|access-date=6 January 2026|date=23 October 2024|last=Nag|first=Jayatri}}</ref>

==Impact and aftermath==
Dana caused torrential rainfall in Odisha which flooded parts of its eastern coast and felled hundreds of trees.<ref name=HTi1>{{Cite news|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|title=Cyclone Dana triggers heavy rainfall, uproots trees, snaps power lines|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cyclone-dana-triggers-heavy-rainfall-uproots-trees-snaps-power-lines-101729830084640.html|date=25 October 2024|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="ETVB1">{{Cite news |date=28 October 2024 |title=Odisha Struggles With Post-Cyclone Flooding; Thousands Relocated, Power Restoration Hampered |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/restoration-work-flood-in-odisha-balasore-kendrapara-bhadrak-mayurbhanj-after-cyclone-dana-enn24102802181 |access-date=15 January 2026 |work=[[ETV Network]] |language=en}}</ref> The [[Mangrove forest|mangrove cover]] of Bhitarkanika National Park lessened [[storm surge]] and minimized damage at the location of landfall and nearby areas.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|title=Bhitarkanika’s mangrove blunts Dana’s rampage|author=Sudarsan Maharana|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Oct/26/bhitarkanikas-mangrove-blunts-danas-rampage|date=25 October 2024|access-date=15 January 2026|archive-date=15 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815114308/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Oct/26/bhitarkanikas-mangrove-blunts-danas-rampage|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=27 October 2024 |title=How mangroves in Odisha likely reduced Cyclone Dana’s impact |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/mangroves-cyclone-danas-9640247/ |access-date=15 January 2026 |work=[[Indian Express]] |archive-date=17 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117165418/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/mangroves-cyclone-danas-9640247/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Debabrat |last2=Neogi |first2=Surajit |date=11 June 2025 |title=Mangroves can mitigate cyclones and floods in Eastern India, especially Odisha and West Bengal |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/mangroves-can-mitigate-cyclones-and-floods-in-eastern-india-especially-odisha-and-west-bengal |access-date=15 January 2025 |website=Down To Earth |language=}}</ref> A total of {{convert|62|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain fell in [[Paradip]] on 24 October, and downed trees blocked multiple roads in locations across the state.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[India Today]]|title=Heavy rain batters Odisha, Bengal as severe Cyclone Dana nears coast|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/odisha-west-bengal-cyclone-dana-heavy-rainfall-landfall-2622303-2024-10-24|date=24 October 2024|access-date=7 January 2026|archive-date=13 September 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250913152959/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/odisha-west-bengal-cyclone-dana-heavy-rainfall-landfall-2622303-2024-10-24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="UNICEF">{{Cite web |date=28 October 2024 |title=India Flash Update No. 2 (Cyclone Dana) |url=https://www.unicef.org/media/164356/file/UNICEF%20India%20Flash%20Update%20No.%202%20(Cyclone%20Dana%20)%2028%20October%202024.pdf.pdf |access-date=14 January 2026 |website=[[UNICEF]] |page=1}}</ref> The roofs of some homes near the coast were blown away.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[Barron's]]|title=Trees And Power Lines Flattened As Cyclone Dana Hits India|url=https://www.barrons.com/news/trees-and-power-lines-flattened-as-cyclone-dana-hits-india-b0a1260c|date=25 October 2024|access-date=14 January 2026|archive-date=7 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107164839/https://www.barrons.com/news/trees-and-power-lines-flattened-as-cyclone-dana-hits-india-b0a1260c|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Budhabalanga River]] rose to a water level of {{cvt|7.84|m|ft}} in the [[Balasore district]], and the rainfall from the cyclone caused flash flooding there and in the [[Bhadrak district]].<ref name="THa1">{{Cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Cyclone Dana aftermath: Odisha focuses on restoration, flash floods in Balasore|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/cyclone-dana-aftermath-odisha-focuses-on-restoration-flash-floods-in-balasore/article68800924.ece|archive-date=18 December 2024|access-date=14 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218231330/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/cyclone-dana-aftermath-odisha-focuses-on-restoration-flash-floods-in-balasore/article68800924.ece|date=26 October 2024|publication-place=[[Bhubaneswar]]}}</ref> Winds also knocked down electricity poles, causing power outages in some locations.<ref name="Ri1">{{Cite news|work=[[Reuters]]|title=How has Cyclone Dana impacted life on India's eastern coast?|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/how-has-cyclone-dana-impacted-life-indias-eastern-coast-2024-10-25/|date=25 October 2024|access-date=7 January 2026|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref><ref name="UNICEF" /> According to [[UNICEF]], two mobile towers were affected as of 28 October.<ref name="UNICEF" /> Rice crops were inundated, leading to monetary losses for farmers.<ref name="ETVB1" /> UNICEF reported that {{cvt|180,000|ha|acre}} of standing crops had been ruined.<ref name="UNICEF" /> A woman in a storm shelter in [[Kendrapara district]] died after a potential cardiac arrest.<ref name="TNIE">{{Cite news|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|title=Cyclone Dana causes significant damage in Odisha, West Bengal; CM Mamata confirms two death|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Oct/25/cyclone-dana-causes-significant-damage-in-odisha-west-bengal-cm-mamata-confirms-one-death|date=25 October 2024|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> Total damages in the state were estimated at {{INRConvert|6161900000|year=2024}}, with {{INRConvert|829200000|year=2024}} of it being to crops and {{INRConvert|213200000|year=2024}} being to homes.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The Economic Times]]|title=Total damage due to Cyclone Dana pegged at Rs 616.19 crore: Odisha minister|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/total-damage-due-to-cyclone-dana-pegged-at-rs-616-19-crore-odisha-minister/articleshow/114989668.cms?from=mdr|date=5 November 2024|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> A minimum of 16,417 homes sustained damage.<ref name="TNIEa1">{{Cite news|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|title=Odisha government releases Rs 423 cr cyclone assistance|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubaneswar/2024/Nov/07/odisha-government-releases-rs-423-cr-cyclone-assistance|date=6 November 2024|access-date=14 January 2026|publication-place=[[Bhubaneshwar]]|archive-date=15 October 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251015160846/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubaneswar/2024/Nov/07/odisha-government-releases-rs-423-cr-cyclone-assistance|url-status=live}}</ref>

Embankment failures in West Bengal contributed to property damage.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 October 2024|title=Cyclone Dana updates: One killed in West Bengal; government evacuated over two lakh people, says CM Mamata Banerjee |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/cyclone-dana-odisha-west-bengal-weather-today-live-updates-october-25-2024/article68794510.ece |access-date=15 January 2026 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Four deaths occurred across the state due to Dana, three of which were due to electrocution.<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Cyclone Dana: Two more deaths reported in West Bengal; toll rises to four|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/cyclone-dana-two-more-deaths-reported-in-west-bengal-toll-rises-to-four/article68799102.ece|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241027040506/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/cyclone-dana-two-more-deaths-reported-in-west-bengal-toll-rises-to-four/article68799102.ece|archive-date=27 October 2024|date=26 October 2024|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> Another four people went missing in [[Murshidabad]] after strong winds from Dana caused multiple boats to capsize in the [[Ganges|Ganges river]]. Rescue efforts were launched to find them, but the adverse weather conditions limited the team's abilities. Some passengers on the boats were able to swim back to land and were transported to a hospital for medical attention.<ref>{{cite news|title=Four feared dead as wind flips multiple boats and dinghies in Murshidabad|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/cyclone-dana-four-feared-dead-as-wind-flips-multiple-boats-and-dinghies-in-murshidabad/cid/2057869|date=24 October 2024|access-date=24 October 2024|work=The Telegraph}}</ref> [[Jodhpur Park]] in Kolkata recorded rainfall of more than {{cvt|190|mm|in}} between 4 am and 8 pm on 25 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/west-bengal/kolkata/cyclone-dana-sharp-spells-in-two-phases-flood-roads-in-kolkata/cid/2058423|title=Cyclone Dana: Sharp spells in two phases floods roads|date=26 October 2024|access-date=26 October 2024|work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]|archive-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213214605/https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/west-bengal/kolkata/cyclone-dana-sharp-spells-in-two-phases-flood-roads-in-kolkata/cid/2058423|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[Betagi Upazila|Betagi]], a farmer died from his injuries after a large branch fell off a tree and struck his head.<ref>{{cite news|title=ঘূর্ণিঝড় দানা: বরগুনায় গাছ চাপা পড়ে কৃষকের মৃত্যু|url=https://bangla.thedailystar.net/environment/climate-change/natural-disasters/news-624496|date=24 October 2024|access-date=24 October 2024|newspaper=The Daily Star|language=bn}}</ref> Falling trees also destroyed some homes and schools in [[Kathalia Upazila|Kathalia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=বরিশাল বিভাগে ব্যাপক ঝড়-বৃষ্টি, বসত ঘর বিধ্বস্ত, নিহত ১|url=https://www.risingbd.com/bangladesh/news/579185|date=24 October 2024|access-date=24 October 2024|website=risingbd.com|language=bn|archive-date=24 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241024194738/https://www.risingbd.com/bangladesh/news/579185|url-status=live}}</ref> Fishing vessels were advised to stay in port until 26 October.<ref>{{Cite web |last=bdnews24.com |title=Cyclone Dana: Impact on Bangladesh ‘largely limited’ to rain |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/83dae61cfb1a |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=Cyclone Dana: Impact on Bangladesh ‘largely limited’ to rain |language=en}}</ref> The highest amount of rainfall in Bangladesh occurred on 25 October, when {{cvt|82|mm|in}} fell in [[Chuadanga]].<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The Business Standard]]|title=Bangladesh spared from damage as Cyclone Dana weakens|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/environment/bangladesh-spared-damage-cyclone-dana-weakens-976101|date=25 October 2024|access-date=14 January 2026}}</ref>

By 26 October, power had been reinstated to around 90% of the households where it had been lost, according to Odisha's disaster management minister [[Suresh Pujari]].<ref name="THa1" /> Pujari also stated that people whose homes were destroyed would be rehoused in [[pucca housing|pucca houses]].<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[ETV Network]]|title=Cyclone Dana Aftermath: Causes Significant Damage In Odisha, 2 Deaths In West Bengal|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!bharat/cyclone-dana-aftermath-causes-significant-damage-in-odisha-west-bengal-enn24102507811|date=26 October 2024|access-date=14 January 2026}}</ref> On 6 November, the government of Odisha paid a total of {{INRConvert|4230000000|year=2024}} to the [[district magistrate|magistrate]]s of affected districts, who were ordered to reimburse the funds to impacted citizens within seven days. It also spent {{INRConvert|23730000|year=2024}} directly to assist recovery efforts.<ref name="TNIEa1" />

== See also ==
*[[Weather of 2024]]
*[[Tropical cyclones in 2024]]
*[[Timeline of the 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]]

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Cyclone Dana - Revision history

RuebenFrankfurte at 07:09, 17 April 2026