Cyclone Remal struck West Bengal and Bangladesh, bringing 135 kmph winds and torrential rains. It caused major transport disruptions, extensive property damage, and severe flooding. Over 1.1 lakh people were evacuated in West Bengal. Disaster management teams were deployed, and relief operations were initiated. Prime Minister Modi and West Bengal officials monitored the situation, urging residents to stay indoors and promising government support.
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00:00 The cyclone struck between Sagar Island in India and Kheppupura near Mongla in Bangladesh
00:29 at around 8.30pm on Sunday night.
00:34 It unleashed severe rains causing widespread flooding in homes and farmlands and even leading
00:39 to significant destruction on roads.
00:41 In anticipation of the storm, disaster management authorities and security forces across West
00:47 Bengal and the North Eastern states were on high alert.
00:52 The district administration in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram are instructed
00:57 to implement a precautionary measure to mediate the impact.
01:01 The cyclonic storm caused widespread disruption in air, rail and road transportation in Kolkata
01:06 and southern Bengal.
01:08 The Eastern and Southern Eastern Railways also cancelled several trains and flight operations
01:13 at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata for the next 21 hours,
01:18 affecting a total of 394 flights, but the operations resumed 9 am today morning.
01:25 The Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Port in Kolkata has also halted its activities.
01:30 Furthermore, in Bibir Bagan area, heavy rain led to the collapse of a wall injuring one
01:35 person.
01:36 Furthermore, the report from the North and South Chaubez Pargana and East Mednipur district
01:41 indicate significant damage to thatched roofs, electric pole and trees.
01:47 Severe flooding was also reported in low-lying areas near Kolkata.
01:51 The Assam State Disaster Management has issued warning for extreme heavy rainfall across
01:56 Assam and North Eastern State on 27th May and 28th, with orange and red alert for various
02:02 districts predicting severe weather conditions.
02:06 Squally winds of 40-50 km/hr gusting up to 60 km/hr are expected over southern Assam and
02:12 Meghalaya.
02:13 The cyclonic storm Rimal caused significant damage to fragile dwelling, uprooted trees
02:18 and toppled electric poles.
02:21 Over 1 lakh people were evacuated from the vulnerable areas in West Bengal before the
02:24 cyclone struck.
02:26 The West Bengal government has evacuated approximately 110,000 people from coastal and vulnerable
02:31 regions to cyclone shelters and other safe locations, with primarily focus on South Chaubez
02:37 Pargana and Sagar Island, the Sundarban and even the Kakduip.
02:42 Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi also chaired a special meeting owing to the response for
02:47 the cyclone Rimal.
02:49 Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged residents to stay indoor assuring them
02:54 of government support.
02:56 The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has mobilized approximately 15,000 employees to manage the
03:01 post-cyclone recovery including the quick removal of uprooted trees.
03:06 However, the IMD predict intensifying rains and wind in southern Bengal districts.
03:11 14 NDRF teams are deployed across the affected district including Kolkata.
03:16 Furthermore, the state government is also preparing State Disaster Response Force for
03:22 further relief efforts.
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