2024-05-27 Heavy Rains by Cyclone in India on 27 May, 2024

Disaster Situation

Coastal areas of West Bengal suffered extensive damage to infrastructure and property, as Cyclone Remal tore through the state and neighbouring Bangladesh with winds speeds reaching 135 km per hour, officials said Monday. After tearing through the coasts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, Cyclone Remal left a trail of destruction with pictures of devastation becoming evident across the state's coastal areas, with extensive damage to infrastructure and property, soon after daybreak on Monday. Roofs of thatched huts were blown away, uprooted trees blocked roads in Kolkata as well as in the coastal districts, and electricity poles were knocked down causing significant power disruption in various parts of the state, including in the city's outskirts, the officials said.
(Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cyclone-remal-2-dead-as-cyclone-remal-tears-through-bengal-heavy-rain-to-continue-5755577 )