Indian Coast Guard closely monitors landfall of Cyclone Remal with disaster response team, ships, hovercraft on standby
severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' makes landfall between Bangladesh and the adjoining West Bengal coast, the Indian Coast Guard said on Monday that it is closely monitoring the landfall of the cyclone with a disaster response team, ships, and hovercraft on standby at short notice to respond to post-impact challenges.
The ICG further asked the people to follow official advisories, stay informed, and stay safe.
«Update cyclone #Remal@IndiaCoastGuard is closely monitoring the landfall of cyclone #Remal with the disaster response team, Ships, and Hovercraft standby at short notice to respond to post-impact challenges. Follow official advisories, Stay informed, and stay safe,» the ICG posted on X.
Following the landfall of cyclonic storm 'Remal', waterlogging has been witnessed in parts of Kolkata with heavy rain.
The visuals from the Race Course Area showed people and vehicles moving on the water-logged roads.
Several trees were also uprooted in Kolkata's Alipore area as heavy rain and gusty winds lashed several parts of West Bengal.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday informed that the storm 'Remal' would continue to move nearly northwards for some more time and then north-northeastwards and weaken gradually into a Cyclonic Storm.
The cyclone moved northwards and crossed the Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal Coasts between Sagar Islands and Khepupara close to southwest of Mongla, said IMD.
«The Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Remal' over the North Bay of Bengal moved nearly northwards, with a
