Remal Cyclone update: Flights & Trains Cancelled In West Bengal, Evacuation in India and Bangladesh

Coastal areas of India and Bangladesh were hit by strong winds and heavy rain from Cyclone Remal when it made landfall late Sunday night.

The storm passed through Bangladesh's Mongla port and the nearby Sagar Islands in West Bengal, India, around midnight, with wind speeds up to 135 kilometers per hour. Strong winds, rain, and flooding are expected throughout Monday as the storm moves inland and weakens.

In Bengal the tragedy hits as Cyclone Remal tears through the region, causing widespread destruction. Infact this natural calaminty caused dead of One person on Monday.

Authorities have not yet provided casualty figures, but Dhaka-based Somoy TV reported that at least two people died in Bangladesh.
The low-lying coastal areas along the Bay of Bengal have experienced frequent severe storms in recent years.
Remal is the first cyclone to hit the region this year.
On the other hand, Millions lost electricity when the storm made landfall. Bangladesh authorities said they had turned off electricity in many areas beforehand to prevent accidents. Some areas also lost power because of fallen electricity poles and damaged lines.
TV stations reported that dozens of coastal villages in Bangladesh were flooded because many flood protection barriers were washed away or damaged by the storm.

In India's West Bengal, Power Minister Arup Biswas said the electricity infrastructure was heavily damaged.

He reported that at least 356 electricity poles were uprooted and many transformers were damaged in just the first hour of the storm hitting.
IN the precautionary measure, Bangladesh moved about 800,000 people from the port areas of Mongla and Chittagong and nine coastal districts to storm shelters. In India, another 110,000 people were also taken to shelters. In preparation for the storm, Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka set up nearly 8,000 cyclone shelters and mobilized 78,000 volunteers. The Indian navy kept ships, aircraft, divers, and medical supplies on standby.

The damage was worse in the river embankments of the Sundarbans delta, the largest mangrove forest in the world, shared by India and Bangladesh. High tides breached protective embankments in many places.

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