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Cyclone Remal Strikes West Bengal: Water Enters Areas Around Gangasagar Embankment — WATCH

The devastation caused by Cyclone Remal includes uprooted trees and knocked-down electricity poles. While the cyclone has weakened, rainfall persists in various parts of the state.

New Delhi: Cyclone Remal, which struck West Bengal on Sunday, has triggered a surge in water levels across the region. Visuals emerging from the area depict water inundating the surroundings of the Gangasagar river embankment.

The cyclone has left a trail of destruction in several parts of West Bengal and Bangladesh.

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Parts of Kolkata, including Lake Gardens and Minto Park, experienced waterlogging as heavy rains swept through the region. 

The devastation caused includes uprooted trees and knocked-down electricity poles. While the cyclone has weakened, rainfall persists in various parts of the state.

The severe cyclonic storm weakened into a cyclonic storm on Monday morning, sustaining wind speeds of 80-90 kilometres per hour, following landfall around midnight of Sunday, said the India Meteorological Department on Monday. 

It is likely to move northeastwards and weaken further, the department said in a bulletin.

Rescue operations kicked in immediately as the cyclone made landfall, with teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) stepping in to remove uprooted trees and provide other assistance. Over 1 lakh people were evacuaed from vulnerable areas ahead of the cyclone.

 

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