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Two storms hit Kolkata and surrounding districts. In which trees fell on vehicles.
Cyclone Moka weakened after hitting the coast of Myanmar, but it also affected the eastern states of India. There was a strong thunderstorm in West Bengal and Mizoram on Monday night. Due to which 9 people have lost their lives in Kolkata and some districts of South Bengal. 236 houses were damaged in Mizoram. Simultaneously, eight Myanmar refugee camps were destroyed in the southern part of the state.
According to State Disaster Management officials, 5,789 people in 41 villages and towns have been affected by the strong wind and heavy rain. Officials said at least 708 Myanmar refugees were shifted to safer places such as schools and community halls. Siaha, bordering Myanmar, is the most affected district.
Pictures after the storm…
Due to the high speed of the storm, the tree broke and fell on a car parked nearby.
In Mizoram, roadside trees fell on light poles.
In Kolkata, there was heavy rain after the storm, due to which the life was affected.
Traffic was also affected as part of the tree fell on the road.
What an impact in West Bengal…
Trees fell due to the storm, people lost their lives, vehicles broke
Around 25 trees fell due to the strong wind in Kolkata. Seven cars and one bike were damaged in this. A traffic signal post on the flyover was uprooted. Strong winds caused temporary power outages in some areas in the southwest.
Some localities of Behala such as Kailash Ghosh Road, Barisha and Matilal Gupta Road reported power cuts during the storm. In South Garia and Kalyani, electricity was switched off as a safety measure during the storm.
Five flights diverted, 12 flights delayed
At least five flights were diverted and 12 were delayed at the Kolkata airport between 5.30 p.m. and 6.20 p.m. due to wind speed reaching up to 84 kmph at the Kolkata airport. Among the five diverted planes was an international Bangla Star flight from Dhaka which went back to Dhaka.
Apart from this, four other domestic flights, two IndiGo flights (one from Chennai and the other from Delhi) were diverted to Ranchi and two others (Vistara flight from Delhi and another Air Asia India flight from Surat) were diverted to Bhubaneswar.
Trees fell on the tracks of the train, the train ran late
Train movement was also affected in various sections of Sealdah and Howrah divisions due to the strong wind. Tree branches fell on the Up and Down lines between Shyamnagar and Kankinara, affecting train movement.
Train movement was also affected in the Baruipur-Laxmikantapur section near Jaynagar Majilpur station. A tree branch fell on the line near BBD Bagh in circular railway section. In Howrah division, Up main line was also affected at Chandanagore and Konnagar.
how will the weather be for the next two days
The weather is bad in the eastern states of the country. In such a situation, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert for the next two days as well. Heavy rain is likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on May 17 and 18. On the other hand, Meghalaya and East Arunachal Pradesh have been warned of heavy rains for the next three days.