Cyclone Remal kills 6 people in West Bengal
International Desk
Cyclone Remal has killed six people in West Bengal, India, news agency Reuters said, citing officials.
Several parts of West Bengal were lashed due to heavy rain and gusty winds as Cyclone 'Remal' made landfall late on Sunday night.
Officials of the Indian Meteorological Department said that the wind speed is 70–80 kmph; it will reduce to 50–70 kmph by evening and 40–50 kmph by night.
Talking to AFP, Bankim Chandra Hazra, senior state government minister in West Bengal, said the "cyclone has blown off the roofs of hundreds of houses" and "uprooted thousands of mangrove trees and electricity poles.".
"Storm surges and rising sea levels have breached a number of embankments," Hazra added. "Some island villages are flooded."
