Cyclonic Storm Titli
Severe storm forming in Bay of Bengal, likely to make landfall on Sunday
A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to concentrate into a cyclonic storm by Saturday evening and make landfall on May 26 night along the adjoining coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh, the Met office said. The cyclone is likely to make landfall with a wind speed of 110-120 km per hour, gusting to 135 kmph, it said. The Met office has warned of extremely heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of West Bengal and north Odisha on May 26-27. Extremely heavy precipitation may hit parts of northeast India on May 27-28. Storm surge of up to 1.5 metre is expected to inundate low-lying areas of coastal West Bengal and Bangladesh at the time of landfall. The weather office warned fishermen not to venture into the sea in north Bay of Bengal till May 27 morning. The Meteorological Department issued a red alert for West Bengal's coastal districts of South and North 24 Parganas on May 26 and 27, where extremely heavy rain is likely in some places. The weather system - a deep ..
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As storm Titli intensifies, IMD tells Odisha ports to hoist warning signal
Odisha govt has asked officials to not avail of any leaves till the situation is over and those on leave have been asked to join duty with immediate effect
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