May 27th, 2024 -
Cyclone Remal has weakened into a minimal cyclonic storm & is on the verge of becoming a Deep Depression at any moment with its low level circulation becoming partially exposed overland. Although it maintained its cyclone status for nearly a day after its landfall due to the Brown Ocean Effect of the world's largest Delta & low shear conditions, Remal likely to loss its intensity as it's circulation will collapse with the hills of Northeast India & adjoining Meghalaya shortly. The storm caused gale force windy conditions over the large parts of West Bengal & Bangladesh with Gale force winds reaching up to 90-100 Kph in the Capital city Kolkata & coastal areas of Bangladesh like Patuakhali, Chittagong, Khepupara, Hatiya etc. Heavy rainfall of 150 mm nearly recorded at Capital City Kolkata & Dhaka. In South Kolkata Ballygunge recorded nearly 244 mm of extremely heavy rain while in north Bidhannagar recorded 212 mm of extremely heavy rainfall. Highest amount of Rainfall reported from Tarakeshwar of West Bengal with rainfall amount of 300 mm nearly in 6-8 hours. This huge amount of rainfall created water logging situations at most part of the city. In view of Cyclone Remal Kolkata Airport remained off for its record longest period (21 hours) while in Bangladesh Barishal, Chittagong & Cox bazar Airport also remain closed. In Kolkata Exam were also rescheduled at Calcutta, Jadavpur, Presidency University. Metro Railway Service got suspended as the Platform Shade of Kavi Najrul Metro blown away from the cyclone in Kolkata while in similar conditions also suspended Metro Operations at Dhaka. Many EMU trains got cancelled in Southern Kolkata
From Howrah Tamralipta Express got cancelled. Nearly 1 Million people were evacuated in prior of the cyclone from the coast although Storm surge, strong winds, electrocutions, wall collapsing killed nearly 25 People across West Bengal & Bangladesh.
Most of the fatalities occurred at Khepupara, Patuakhali, Bhola, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar like places in Bangladesh where all total 19 people died & left 27 million people without electricity while destroying 20 thousands houses. In Capital Kolkata 3 people died due to electrocutions, wall collapse like event. In Sovabazar of Kolkata one house also collapsed from heavy rain. The Cyclone also caused Winds of 45-55 Kph in eastern parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha with heavy rains over Odisha too. Conditions likely to improve in Eastern India from tomorrow onwards as the Cyclone will move Northeastwards causing the temperature to increase causing uncomfortable weather for a week or two.
The Cyclone expected to move northeast & will cause heavy to extremely heavy rain at Northeast India, especially Meghalaya & Southern Assam. Heavy rain reported yesterday too at Meghalaya, Manipur, Assam & Mizoram. Shella reported 172 mm of very heavy rains while gale force winds of 65-75 kph also reported at Hailakandi of Southern Assam & Mawkyrwat of Meghalaya from its feeder band.
The System will give moderate to heavy rains there through the week causing favorable conditions for the monsoon to approach.
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