Traffic comes to a grinding halt as cyclone Fani leaves a trail of uprooted trees in the Digha town of West Bengal.
Cyclone Fani weakens in Bengal; moves towards Bangladesh
Heavy rains lash Kolkata as cyclone Fani enters West Bengal
2019-05-04 10:15:15
Cyclone Fani leaves trail of uprooted trees in Digha coastal town of West Bengal
2019-05-04 10:09:23
Cyclone Fani leaves trail of uprooted trees in Digha coastal town of West Bengal
As cyclone Fani enters West Bengal, it leaves a trail of uprooted trees in the Digha coastal town of the state.
Meanwhile, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have been put into action to clear the area as the storm subsides.
2019-05-04 08:28:15
Cyclone Fani enters West Bengal
Heavy rains lash West Bengal, as cyclone Fani entered West Bengal at 12.30 a.m Friday.
2019-05-04 08:04:56
Cyclone Fani enters West Bengal
Rain lashes Kolkata as cyclone Fani enters West Bengal crossing Kharagpur early Saturday.
2019-05-04 07:23:40
Cyclone Fani leaves trails of uprooted trees as it moves towards Bangladesh
West Bengal: Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, entered West Bengal post-midnight on Saturday, hours after making landfall and causing havoc in Odisha on Friday.
According to the Meteorological department, the extremely severe cyclonic storm relatively weakened after entering coastal Odisha and transformed into "very severe" cyclonic storm as it approached Bengal.
Wind gusting at over 100 kmph, accompanied by heavy rains, Fani lashed cities and towns in coastal Bengal including Digha, Mandarmani, Tajpur, and Contai, while the effects of the storm could also be felt in cities like Kharagpur and Burdwan as trees were uprooted and metal hoardings gave way.
Also read: Cyclone Fani: West Bengal fisherfolk struggle to save their fishing gear
"The severe cyclonic storm Fani entered Bengal at 12.30 a.m. through Odisha's Balasore. It crossed Kharagpur packing wind speed of 70-80 kmph, gusting to 100 kmph," said Sanjib Bandyopadhyay, Deputy Director General, Regional Meteorological Centre's.
The storm is now lying close to Arambagh in Hooghly district, and is 40 km west of Kolkata.
"It is likely to continue further north, north-east direction, and reach the east Burdwan-Hooghly border, and through Nadia go to Bangladesh on Saturday afternoon, weakening into a cyclonic storm, after having triggered rains," added Bandyopadhyay.
Parts of Kolkata and the suburbs also received moderate to heavy rainfall since Friday afternoon.
The epicenter of the storm is expected to hit the city in the early hours on Saturday.
No loss of life or any injury has been reported so far.
In the sea resort of Digha, the wind speed reached 70 kmph in some areas, in Frazerganj the wind velocity was between 60 and 70 kmph.
Kharagpur has so far recorded 95 mm rainfall, which will continue for the next two to three hours.
"The rains will continue till early morning on Saturday, and the weather will start improving by evening," said Bandyopadhyay.
The administration has, in the meantime, cut off electricity supply to prevent any untoward incident as the storm passed through a particular point in the state.
2019-05-04 10:15:15
Cyclone Fani leaves trail of uprooted trees in Digha coastal town of West Bengal
Traffic comes to a grinding halt as cyclone Fani leaves a trail of uprooted trees in the Digha town of West Bengal.
2019-05-04 10:09:23
Cyclone Fani leaves trail of uprooted trees in Digha coastal town of West Bengal
As cyclone Fani enters West Bengal, it leaves a trail of uprooted trees in the Digha coastal town of the state.
Meanwhile, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have been put into action to clear the area as the storm subsides.
2019-05-04 08:28:15
Cyclone Fani enters West Bengal
Heavy rains lash West Bengal, as cyclone Fani entered West Bengal at 12.30 a.m Friday.
2019-05-04 08:04:56
Cyclone Fani enters West Bengal
Rain lashes Kolkata as cyclone Fani enters West Bengal crossing Kharagpur early Saturday.
2019-05-04 07:23:40
Cyclone Fani leaves trails of uprooted trees as it moves towards Bangladesh
West Bengal: Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, entered West Bengal post-midnight on Saturday, hours after making landfall and causing havoc in Odisha on Friday.
According to the Meteorological department, the extremely severe cyclonic storm relatively weakened after entering coastal Odisha and transformed into "very severe" cyclonic storm as it approached Bengal.
Wind gusting at over 100 kmph, accompanied by heavy rains, Fani lashed cities and towns in coastal Bengal including Digha, Mandarmani, Tajpur, and Contai, while the effects of the storm could also be felt in cities like Kharagpur and Burdwan as trees were uprooted and metal hoardings gave way.
Also read: Cyclone Fani: West Bengal fisherfolk struggle to save their fishing gear
"The severe cyclonic storm Fani entered Bengal at 12.30 a.m. through Odisha's Balasore. It crossed Kharagpur packing wind speed of 70-80 kmph, gusting to 100 kmph," said Sanjib Bandyopadhyay, Deputy Director General, Regional Meteorological Centre's.
The storm is now lying close to Arambagh in Hooghly district, and is 40 km west of Kolkata.
"It is likely to continue further north, north-east direction, and reach the east Burdwan-Hooghly border, and through Nadia go to Bangladesh on Saturday afternoon, weakening into a cyclonic storm, after having triggered rains," added Bandyopadhyay.
Parts of Kolkata and the suburbs also received moderate to heavy rainfall since Friday afternoon.
The epicenter of the storm is expected to hit the city in the early hours on Saturday.
No loss of life or any injury has been reported so far.
In the sea resort of Digha, the wind speed reached 70 kmph in some areas, in Frazerganj the wind velocity was between 60 and 70 kmph.
Kharagpur has so far recorded 95 mm rainfall, which will continue for the next two to three hours.
"The rains will continue till early morning on Saturday, and the weather will start improving by evening," said Bandyopadhyay.
The administration has, in the meantime, cut off electricity supply to prevent any untoward incident as the storm passed through a particular point in the state.
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Last Updated : May 4, 2019, 3:21 PM IST
