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Cyclone Sitrang slammed into densely-populated, low-lying Bangladesh late on Monday, killing at least five people as authorities fearing heavy rain and sto..
Under the influence of Sitrang cyclone, widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rain at isolated places is very likely to occur over Tripura on Monday and Tuesday, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee appealed to avoid unnecessary movements near sea areas including the Sundarbans in the wake heavy rain alet due to cyclone `Sitrang.`
Ahead of the 'Sitrang' cyclone, Civil defence teams are deployed at Bakkhali Sea Beach in South 24 Parganas
According to the IMD, the cyclonic storm `Sitrang` was then situated about 520 km south of Sagar Island and 670 km south-southwest of Barisal in Bangladesh.