Cyclone Remal Hits Kolkata, India

The Bay of Bengal sea is overflowing in Digha, West Bengal State, India, on May 26, 2024. Cyclone 'Remal' over the north Bay of Bengal is intensifying into a severe cyclonic storm and is centered approximately 290 km south-southeast of Khepupara and 270 km south-southeast of Sagar Island, according to an update issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) at 8 am on Sunday. It is likely to intensify further and cross the West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupara with wind speeds of 110 to 120 kmph, gusting to 135 kmph around midnight, the IMD said.