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Cyclone Remal updates: The landfall process, with its centre about 30 km from the coastline at 8.30pm, will continue for about four hours, MeT department said..
Over one lakh people have been moved to cyclone shelters by the West Bengal government as Remal, declared a severe cyclonic storm, started making a landfall on Sunday evening between West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts with an intensity of 110 to 120 kmph, gusting to 135 kmph, the Met office said.. Cyclone Remal landfall LIVE coverageI)..
The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' commenced over the adjacent coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara close to the southwest of Mongla in the neighbouring country," the Met department said..
The state government evacuated around 1,10,000 people from the coastal regions, including Sundarbans and Sagar Island, to cyclone shelters by Sunday evening, police officials from South and North 24 Parganas districts said..
. "In view of Cyclone Remal's impact on the coastal region of West Bengal, including Kolkata, a meeting was held with stakeholders, and it was decided to suspend flight operations from noon on May 26 to 9 am on May 27 due to predicted heavy winds and heavy to very heavy rainfall in Kolkata," NSCBI airport director C Pattabhi said in a statement..
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