Cyclone Remal To Hit Bengal Bangladesh Coasts Tonight Kolkata And Coastal Bengal Brace For Impact Top Points

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that Cyclone Remal, now a severe cyclonic storm, is set to make landfall at midnight between Bangladesh and the adjoining West Bengal coasts. Rainfall has already begun in parts of Kolkata as Cyclone Remal approaches. News agency ANI posted the visuals of the same on its official X handle. Take a look here:

#WATCH | West Bengal | Rain lashes parts of Kolkata city as the region is witnessing the arrival of cyclone Remal.



Cyclone Remal is to make landfall today, at midnight between Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts, as per IMD. pic.twitter.com/bxgQGPnrCD — ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2024

The cyclone, with maximum wind speeds of 110-120 km/h and gusts up to 135 km/h, is currently located approximately 220 km southwest of Khepupara, Bangladesh, and 210 km southeast of Sagar Islands, India.

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