Cyclone Remal Landfall: West Bengal and Bangladesh brace for a midnight hit
cyclone is forming in the Bay of Bengal and is expected to make landfall between Sagar Island in West Bengal and Khepupara in Bangladesh around midnight on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. This cyclone is the first one to occur in the Bay of Bengal during this pre-monsoon season. It will be named Remal, following the naming system for cyclones in the Indian Ocean region.
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The system is expected to become a cyclonic storm by Saturday morning. It will then intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday night.
«It's very likely to cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara around Sunday midnight as a severe cyclonic storm,» the IMD said in an update.
The cyclone is expected to have a wind speed of up to 120 kilometres per hour on Sunday.
Severe cyclone Remal warning for Bengal and Odisha. IMD shares landfall and heavy rains update
The Meteorological office has issued a warning about very heavy rainfall in the coastal areas of West Bengal and northern Odisha on May 26-27. There is a possibility of extremely heavy rainfall affecting certain areas of northeast India on May 27-28.
A storm surge of up to 1.5 meters is forecasted to flood low-lying areas along the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh during landfall.
Fisherfolk who are currently out at sea have been given advice to come back to the coast. They are advised not
