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In Rain-Hit Kolkata, Life Far From Normalcy, Days Before Durga Puja
Life in Kolkata remains out of gear even 24 hours after heavy overnight rain left the city waterlogged ahead of the Durga Puja extravaganza. At least 10 people have died in rain-related incidents, while the City of Joy braces for more showers.
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Travelling To Kolkata For Durga Puja? Latest Travel Advisory You Cannot Miss
If you plan to travel to Kolkata, monitor official airline and railway channels for real-time information and contact your carrier or booking agent for assistance.
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More Rain In 6 Hours Than Last 22 Days Combined: Why Kolkata Is Flooded
Between September 1 and September 22, Kolkata received 178.6 mm of rainfall, 16 per cent lower than the normal of 213.7 mm during this period. And between 8.30 am yesterday and 8.30 am today, the City of Joy received 247.4 mm of rain
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Rail Traffic Hit Due To Cyclone Remal, Over 40 Trains Cancelled. Full List
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.
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Thunderstorms, Rainfall "Likely" In Parts Of West Bengal Today: Weather Office
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.
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Kolkata, Adjoining Areas Witness Heavy Rain
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.
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Thunderstorm, Heavy Rain In Kolkata And South Bengal; 3 Dead
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
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North Bengal To Get Heavy Rainfall Till Friday: Met Office
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.
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"Very Heavy Rain" Likely In North Bengal, Says Weather Office
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...
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1 Dead, 15 Injured As Heavy Rain Batters Kolkata, Disrupts Flights
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.
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Cyclone Fani Hits West Bengal Triggering Heavy Rainfall, Uprooting Trees
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.
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Cyclone Fani Live Updates: 8 Killed In Cyclone Fani As It Hits West Bengal, Kolkata Airport To Be Shut
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 ...
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Cyclone Fani To Hit Odisha, Rainfall Likely In Several Parts: Met Department
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.
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6 Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In West Bengal
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.
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Kolkata Weather: Heavy Rain Hits Kolkata, Eight Killed In Parts Of Bengal
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.
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In Rain-Hit Kolkata, Life Far From Normalcy, Days Before Durga Puja
Life in Kolkata remains out of gear even 24 hours after heavy overnight rain left the city waterlogged ahead of the Durga Puja extravaganza. At least 10 people have died in rain-related incidents, while the City of Joy braces for more showers.
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Travelling To Kolkata For Durga Puja? Latest Travel Advisory You Cannot Miss
If you plan to travel to Kolkata, monitor official airline and railway channels for real-time information and contact your carrier or booking agent for assistance.
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More Rain In 6 Hours Than Last 22 Days Combined: Why Kolkata Is Flooded
Between September 1 and September 22, Kolkata received 178.6 mm of rainfall, 16 per cent lower than the normal of 213.7 mm during this period. And between 8.30 am yesterday and 8.30 am today, the City of Joy received 247.4 mm of rain
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Rail Traffic Hit Due To Cyclone Remal, Over 40 Trains Cancelled. Full List
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.
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Thunderstorms, Rainfall "Likely" In Parts Of West Bengal Today: Weather Office
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.
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Kolkata, Adjoining Areas Witness Heavy Rain
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.
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Thunderstorm, Heavy Rain In Kolkata And South Bengal; 3 Dead
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
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North Bengal To Get Heavy Rainfall Till Friday: Met Office
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.
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"Very Heavy Rain" Likely In North Bengal, Says Weather Office
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...
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1 Dead, 15 Injured As Heavy Rain Batters Kolkata, Disrupts Flights
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.
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Cyclone Fani Hits West Bengal Triggering Heavy Rainfall, Uprooting Trees
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.
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Cyclone Fani Live Updates: 8 Killed In Cyclone Fani As It Hits West Bengal, Kolkata Airport To Be Shut
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 ...
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Cyclone Fani To Hit Odisha, Rainfall Likely In Several Parts: Met Department
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.
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6 Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In West Bengal
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.
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Kolkata Weather: Heavy Rain Hits Kolkata, Eight Killed In Parts Of Bengal
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.
