Kolkata Rainfall

At least 44 trains have been cancelled in the wake of cyclone Remal, which made landfall around midnight on Sunday amid heavy rains in the southern part of West Bengal, including the capital city of Kolkata.

At least 14 people were killed in lightning strikes in five districts of West Bengal which witnessed moderate rainfall on Thursday, officials said.

Thunderstorms with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to affect some parts of the Jhargram district of West Bengal during the next 1-2 hours, as per the Indian Metrological department on Monday.

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 ...

Cyclonic storm 'Fani' that has become "extremely severe" is set to make landfall in Odisha on Friday morning with speed of gusting 180-200 kmph, affecting about 10,000 villages, even as the government agencies have asserted to be prepared with disaster management measures.

At least 44 trains have been cancelled in the wake of cyclone Remal, which made landfall around midnight on Sunday amid heavy rains in the southern part of West Bengal, including the capital city of Kolkata.

At least 14 people were killed in lightning strikes in five districts of West Bengal which witnessed moderate rainfall on Thursday, officials said.

Thunderstorms with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to affect some parts of the Jhargram district of West Bengal during the next 1-2 hours, as per the Indian Metrological department on Monday.

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 ...

Cyclonic storm 'Fani' that has become "extremely severe" is set to make landfall in Odisha on Friday morning with speed of gusting 180-200 kmph, affecting about 10,000 villages, even as the government agencies have asserted to be prepared with disaster management measures.