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.
VIDEO | Cyclone Remal, which made landfall on the coasts of West Bengal last night (May 26), has raised water levels in the surrounding region. Visuals of water entering the areas around the Gangasagar river embarkment.
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Parts of Kolkata, including Lake Gardens and Minto Park, experienced waterlogging as heavy rains swept through the region.
#WATCH | Waterlogging witnessed in parts of West Bengal's Kolkata following heavy rain.
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Visuals from Lake Gardens and Minto Park area.
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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.
VIDEO | Cyclone Remal, which made landfall on the coasts of West Bengal last night (May 26), left several trees uprooted in Kolkata. Rainfall continues in several parts of the state while the cyclone has weakened.
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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.
#WATCH | West Bengal | NDRF team removes uprooted trees in Basirhat after Cyclone Remal made landfall in the coastal areas of the state last night. pic.twitter.com/eaXuAgmjJg
— ANI (@ANI) May 27, 2024
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