Heavy Rainfall In Kolkata

In view of the movement of cyclonic circulation from North West Bay of Bengal to Gangetic West Bengal, Kolkata and its adjoining areas are witnessing heavy rainfall.

Kolkata, along with several districts of south Bengal, experienced heavy rainfall today owing to a depression that lay centered over Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

Several parts of Kolkata reported waterlogging today following heavy rain in the city. Traffic congestion was also reported in parts of the city today.

People in Kolkata woke up to roads and streets overflowing with water today after heavy overnight rain left large parts of the city, especially the low-lying areas, inundated.

Kolkata Weather: A thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall hit Kolkata and the other districts of south Bengal on Tuesday afternoon. According to officials, three people have been killed in Birbhum and Murshidabad

North Bengal is expected to get heavy rainfall till Friday, the weather office has warned. Heavy rainfall may cause water levels of the rivers to rise and trigger landslides in the hilly regions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts.

Monsoon news and updates: With the south-west monsoon being active in West Bengal, the latest weather forecast has warned of heavy rainfall in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Coochbehar till Friday. The intensity of rainfall is expected to increase after that and the region is likely to get extremely heavy rain till July 28, the M...

Cyclone Bulbul made landfall between the West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts amid a state of high alert on Saturday night. It brought along heavy rain and winds raging at speeds of at least 120 kilometres per hour. Taking passenger safety into consideration, the Kolkata airport suspended flights for 12 hours starting 6 pm on Saturday. Two people were...

A man in his thirties was killed and 15 others were injured today in lightning strike at Kolkata's iconic Victoria Memorial Complex as heavy rain battered the city and disrupted flight operations.

Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, uprooted trees and triggered rains as it entered West Bengal post midnight on Saturday, hours after making landfall and causing havoc in Odisha on Friday.

Eight people have been killed as cyclone Fani made a landfall in Puri on Odisha coast around 8 am, triggering heavy rainfall coupled with high velocity winds with speed of 175 kmph in vast areas. The area along Puri is witnessing strong winds. Large areas in Puri and other places were submerged with water as heavy rains battered the entire coastal ...

Five persons died in lightning strikes and one drowned as heavy monsoon showers left various areas of the metropolis and the southern Bengal districts waterlogged on Monday, with the weatherman warning of "heavy to very heavy rainfall" in the northern part of the state over the next five days.

Kolkata was hit by heavy rain this evening, inundating several parts of the city and disrupting traffic in the busy office hours. The weather office recorded 15 mm rainfall in Kolkata till 5.30 pm today.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the administration was prepared to cope with any situation arising due to heavy rains which are predicted in the state in the next 48 hours.

There was massive water-logging in Kolkata today as incessant rainfall and thundershowers over the night caused rainwater to accumulate in several areas.

In view of the movement of cyclonic circulation from North West Bay of Bengal to Gangetic West Bengal, Kolkata and its adjoining areas are witnessing heavy rainfall.

Kolkata, along with several districts of south Bengal, experienced heavy rainfall today owing to a depression that lay centered over Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

Several parts of Kolkata reported waterlogging today following heavy rain in the city. Traffic congestion was also reported in parts of the city today.

People in Kolkata woke up to roads and streets overflowing with water today after heavy overnight rain left large parts of the city, especially the low-lying areas, inundated.

Kolkata Weather: A thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall hit Kolkata and the other districts of south Bengal on Tuesday afternoon. According to officials, three people have been killed in Birbhum and Murshidabad

North Bengal is expected to get heavy rainfall till Friday, the weather office has warned. Heavy rainfall may cause water levels of the rivers to rise and trigger landslides in the hilly regions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts.

Monsoon news and updates: With the south-west monsoon being active in West Bengal, the latest weather forecast has warned of heavy rainfall in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Coochbehar till Friday. The intensity of rainfall is expected to increase after that and the region is likely to get extremely heavy rain till July 28, the M...

Cyclone Bulbul made landfall between the West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts amid a state of high alert on Saturday night. It brought along heavy rain and winds raging at speeds of at least 120 kilometres per hour. Taking passenger safety into consideration, the Kolkata airport suspended flights for 12 hours starting 6 pm on Saturday. Two people were...

A man in his thirties was killed and 15 others were injured today in lightning strike at Kolkata's iconic Victoria Memorial Complex as heavy rain battered the city and disrupted flight operations.

Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, uprooted trees and triggered rains as it entered West Bengal post midnight on Saturday, hours after making landfall and causing havoc in Odisha on Friday.

Eight people have been killed as cyclone Fani made a landfall in Puri on Odisha coast around 8 am, triggering heavy rainfall coupled with high velocity winds with speed of 175 kmph in vast areas. The area along Puri is witnessing strong winds. Large areas in Puri and other places were submerged with water as heavy rains battered the entire coastal ...

Five persons died in lightning strikes and one drowned as heavy monsoon showers left various areas of the metropolis and the southern Bengal districts waterlogged on Monday, with the weatherman warning of "heavy to very heavy rainfall" in the northern part of the state over the next five days.

Kolkata was hit by heavy rain this evening, inundating several parts of the city and disrupting traffic in the busy office hours. The weather office recorded 15 mm rainfall in Kolkata till 5.30 pm today.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the administration was prepared to cope with any situation arising due to heavy rains which are predicted in the state in the next 48 hours.

There was massive water-logging in Kolkata today as incessant rainfall and thundershowers over the night caused rainwater to accumulate in several areas.