Cyclone Remal landfall likely in Bengal today, flight ops to be hit

A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm 'Remal'

May 26, 2024

‘Remal’: Orange alert place for Kolkata, Howrah, Nadia, and Purba Medinipur districts

Cyclone Remal is expected to make landfall between West Bengal‘s Sagar Island and Bangladesh’s Khepupara at midnight on Sunday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Remal’. It will intensify into a “severe cyclonic storm” in the next six hours and cross between Bangladesh and adjoining Bengal coasts around midnight.

This is the first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season.

Remal was centered about 290 km south-southeast of Sagar Island and 300 km south-southwest of Khepupara, the IMD said in an update at 5:52 am on Sunday.

The weather office has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea in the north Bay of Bengal until the morning of Monday.

Authorities have issued a red alert for the coastal districts of South and North 24 Parganas in West Bengal for Sunday and Monday, where extremely heavy rain is expected in some areas. An orange alert has been issued for Kolkata, Howrah, Nadia, and Purba Medinipur districts.

The Kolkata airport authorities will suspend flight operations from Sunday noon to Monday morning (9 am) in view of the possible impact of Cyclone Remal.

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