Cyclone Remal to hit Bengal today: IMD issues severe warning in THESE states; flight suspended in Kolkata. 10 points

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a severe warning in northeastern region. Apart from extremely heavy rainfall in coastal regions of Bangladesh and West Bengal, it will also have its affect in Tripura, and some other parts of northeastern statesAccording to the Regional Meteorological Department of Andhra Pradesh, "Deep Depression intensified into a Cyclonic Storm 'Remal' over North and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal."The Met department further said, "It is very likely to continue to move nearly northwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by May 26 morning over Northwest and adjoining Northeast Bay of Bengal and cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara by May 26 midnight as a Severe Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 110-120 gusting to 135 kmph.""The Deep Depression over East-central Bay of Bengal moved nearly northward with a speed of 12 kmph during past 6 hours, intensified into a Cyclonic Storm 'Remal' and lay centred at 1730 hrs IST of today, May 25, 2024, over the North and adjoining East central Bay of Bengal near latitude 18.8°N and longitude 89.5°E, about 360 km south-southeast of Khepupara (Bangladesh), 350 km south-southeast of Sagar Islands (West Bengal) and 390 km south-southeast of Canning (West Bengal)," it said.