Heavy rainfall was witnessed in Kolkata which resulted in waterlogging in the city and surrounding districts since Sunday night. People faced difficulty traveling to their workplaces and many failed to find a means of public transport, forcing them to wade through water. Two-wheelers and four-wheelers broke down in some streets due to waterlogging.MET department said that due to movement of Cyclonic circulation from North West Bay of Bengal to Gangetic West Bengal and strong moisture incursion heavy rainfall is occurring over Kolkata and adjoining North and South 24 Paraganas, Howrah, Hooghly, and East Medinipur. Heavy rainfall activity is likely to continue next 2-3 hours. Watch this episode.
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