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The sea surface temperature in the Bay of Bengal is around 30 degrees Celsius at present

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Light to moderate rain in many areas with heavy rain at isolated places is likely to occur in West Bengals coastal districts of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur.

A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal will intensify and reach Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday evening, the IMD said on Thursday.

DHAKA, May 23, 2024 (BSS) - A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify and reach

Cyclone Remal Likely to Hit Bangladesh: A cyclonic storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal is likely to reach near the coasts of Bangladesh and West Bengal state of India by May 26 as a severe cyclone, the Indian Met department said today.

Researchers from various countries collaborated to assess to what extent human-induced climate change altered the likelihood and intensity of the rainfall that led to the severe flooding in the most affected region.

Cyclone Remal is likely to reach a wind speed of 102 kilometres per hour on Sunday. Fishermen have been advised to return to the coast and not venture into the Bay of Bengal until May 27.

In its alert, the KMD warned that the region would witness heavy rainfall, strong winds and large ocean waves.

One of the passengers, a 27-year-old engineer from Australia, Ali Bukhari, who has returning from his honeymoon with his wife Ramiza, recounts how he saw an elderly man get thrown in the air once the plane started plummeting.