00:00 The cyclone struck between Sagar Island in India and Kheppupura near Mongla in Bangladesh
00:29 at around 8.30pm on Sunday night.
00:34 It unleashed severe rains causing widespread flooding in homes and farmlands and even leading
00:39 to significant destruction on roads.
00:41 In anticipation of the storm, disaster management authorities and security forces across West
00:47 Bengal and the North Eastern states were on high alert.
00:52 The district administration in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram are instructed
00:57 to implement a precautionary measure to mediate the impact.
01:01 The cyclonic storm caused widespread disruption in air, rail and road transportation in Kolkata
01:06 and southern Bengal.
01:08 The Eastern and Southern Eastern Railways also cancelled several trains and flight operations
01:13 at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata for the next 21 hours,
01:18 affecting a total of 394 flights, but the operations resumed 9 am today morning.
01:25 The Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Port in Kolkata has also halted its activities.
01:30 Furthermore, in Bibir Bagan area, heavy rain led to the collapse of a wall injuring one
01:35 person.
01:36 Furthermore, the report from the North and South Chaubez Pargana and East Mednipur district
01:41 indicate significant damage to thatched roofs, electric pole and trees.
01:47 Severe flooding was also reported in low-lying areas near Kolkata.
01:51 The Assam State Disaster Management has issued warning for extreme heavy rainfall across
01:56 Assam and North Eastern State on 27th May and 28th, with orange and red alert for various
02:02 districts predicting severe weather conditions.
02:06 Squally winds of 40-50 km/hr gusting up to 60 km/hr are expected over southern Assam and
02:12 Meghalaya.
02:13 The cyclonic storm Rimal caused significant damage to fragile dwelling, uprooted trees
02:18 and toppled electric poles.
02:21 Over 1 lakh people were evacuated from the vulnerable areas in West Bengal before the
02:24 cyclone struck.
02:26 The West Bengal government has evacuated approximately 110,000 people from coastal and vulnerable
02:31 regions to cyclone shelters and other safe locations, with primarily focus on South Chaubez
02:37 Pargana and Sagar Island, the Sundarban and even the Kakduip.
02:42 Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi also chaired a special meeting owing to the response for
02:47 the cyclone Rimal.
02:49 Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged residents to stay indoor assuring them
02:54 of government support.
02:56 The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has mobilized approximately 15,000 employees to manage the
03:01 post-cyclone recovery including the quick removal of uprooted trees.
03:06 However, the IMD predict intensifying rains and wind in southern Bengal districts.
03:11 14 NDRF teams are deployed across the affected district including Kolkata.
03:16 Furthermore, the state government is also preparing State Disaster Response Force for
03:22 further relief efforts.
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