New Delhi: Rain introduced reduction from the sweltering warmth within the southern districts of West Bengal on Saturday.
Moderate rains hit Kolkata and its neighbouring Howrah and North 24 Parganas districts and different components of south Bengal within the night.
A squall handed over Kolkata from the northwest gusting as much as 64 km per hour round 7:20 pm, a climate division spokesperson mentioned.
While 11.3 mm rainfall was recorded in Alipore observatory (south Kolkata), 27.6 mm rainfall was recorded in Dumdum (north Kolkata), the spokesperson mentioned.
Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and rain is prone to proceed over some components of Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, the North and South 24 Parganas districts for the subsequent few hours, the MeT workplace mentioned.
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A Kolkata Municipal Corporation official mentioned at the very least 5 timber have been uprooted throughout the storm in numerous components of town however there was no report of anybody being injured.
There was additionally no report of water logging however visitors moved at snail’s tempo alongside Chittaranjan Avenue, AJC Bose Road and different main thoroughfares within the metropolis, a visitors police officer mentioned.
Commuters had a harrowing time as there have been fewer buses on the roads and taxis and app cabs charged greater fares.
“The heat in the last one month has been unbearable. The rain has brought some relief. I don’t even mind waiting for transport,” Sambuddha Sen, who was ready for a experience again residence in Behala from Rabindra Sadan, mentioned.
Crowds on the Nandan-Rabindra Sadan-Sisir Manch compound for the continued Kolkata International Film Festival thinned as rains lashed town. However, the screening of movies or panel discussions weren’t affected.
