Heavy rains, gusty winds lash Kolkata as cyclone Remal landfall begins in Bengal
Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, is witnessing heavy rain and gusty winds after the landfall of severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' commenced on Sunday evening between West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts with an intensity of 110 to 120 kmph, gusting to 135 kmph.
Visuals from outside the Raj Bhavan showed heavy rains and gusty winds lashing the capital city.
Talking about the landfall of the cyclonic storm Somnath Dutta, Eastern Region Head, IMD Kolkata said, "The landfall process started at 8:30 pm...over the Bangladesh and West Bengal coast. As per the observation at 10:30 pm, it shows that the landfall process is continuing...by 12:30 am the landfall process will be complete".
Moreover, Priyabrata Roy, DC South Kolkata said, “We are getting the information that in some places, trees have been uprooted, in those areas, Kolkata Municipality team, Kolkata Police Disaster Management team, have reached and work is underway. The uprooted trees will be cut and cleared soon so that the roads can be opened. By morning, situation will be okay...Police's special unified control room is monitoring the situation throughout the night, in the wake of the cyclone. Municipality Control Room is also opened...”
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