Remal Cyclone Update: High Alert in West Bengal-Odisha, heavy showers expected in these states

Cyclone 'Remal', a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal that intensified into a cyclonic storm on the evening of May 25, is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next six hours, the India Meteorological Department stated on Sunday morning. The cyclone will cross between Bangladesh and the adjoining coasts in West Bengal on Sunday midnight.

The cyclone, which is moving in a northward direction, is expected to cross West Bengal and adjoining coasts in Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara with a wind speed ranging from 110 to 120 kmph, gusting to 135 kmph, making a landfall today by midnight.