Cyclone Remal Updates: Cyclone 'Remal' hit at a speed of 135 km, rain and storm wreaked havoc in these states from Bengal to Odisha-Assam.

Cyclone Remal Update: Cyclone 'Remal' has hit the coast between Bangladesh and West Bengal on Sunday night. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Cyclone Remal reached the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh on Sunday night.

It has left a trail of devastation in West Bengal. Trees have been uprooted and electric poles have fallen due to the strong storm in Kolkata. IMD says that this is the first cyclone to hit the Bay of Bengal even before the monsoon.

The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of extremely heavy rain in the coastal districts of West Bengal and North Odisha on May 26-27. At the same time, there is a possibility of extremely heavy rain in Assam and Meghalaya also.

Waterlogging at many places after heavy rain in Kolkata

Heavy rains have been continuing in Kolkata since the arrival of Cyclone Remal. Due to rain, there was waterlogging in many areas of Kolkata. Electricity has been switched off at some places in Kolkata. All the agencies including NDRF are busy in the work.

Alert in these states including Assam, Odisha and Tripura

Disaster management officials and security forces have been put on high alert in various northeastern states ahead of the arrival of the severe cyclonic storm Remal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), landslides are expected to occur between Sagar Island in West Bengal and Khepupara in Bangladesh.

The wind is blowing at a speed of 135 km per hour around the cyclone centre. The governments of Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram have issued separate advisories and asked the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, district administration and other concerned departments to be on maximum alert and prepared to deal with any situation. Said. IMD has warned of heavy rain in Assam as well as other northeastern states on May 27 and 28.