Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:26pm on 26 May 2024,Sunday Weather & Environment
Cyclone Remal made landfall on Sunday night, impacting coastal regions of Bangladesh and West Bengal with wind speeds of 110-120 kmph, gusting up to 135 kmph. The West Bengal government has evacuated over 1.1 lakh people to secure shelters. Bangladesh evacuated 800,000 people from vulnerable coastal areas. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of heavy rainfall in West Bengal and north Odisha. Prime Minister Modi reviewed disaster preparedness, and 14 NDRF teams were deployed for rescue operations. Flight operations at Kolkata airport were suspended, and red alerts were issued in several districts of Tripura.
