Cyclone Dana leads to catastrophic flooding in Kolkata, stranding residents and disrupting essential services amid heavy rainfall.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

Kolkata is experiencing empty streets and early train departures as residents prepare for the upcoming Cyclone Dana. With businesses closing and public transport largely inactive, the city mirrors scenes reminiscent of the pandemic lockdown.

According to the regional Met office in Alipore, Kolkata received over 100 mm of rainfall till 11.30 am on Friday over the previous 24 hours

The landfall of the cyclone began just after midnight, with airports in Bhubaneswar and Kolkata suspending flights until 9 am.

Cyclone Dana causes severe waterlogging in Kolkata, with over 100 mm rainfall in 24 hours. Key areas like Bhawanipur and Behala are heavily flooded, d

Flight operations resumed at Kolkata airport in West Bengal from 8 am on Friday after Cyclone Dana made landfall on the coast of neighbouring Odisha, officials said. Train services on the south section of the Sealdah Division under the Eastern Railway also resumed at 10 am after scheduled cancellations due to the cyclone,

IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on October 24 expected that Cyclone Dana would move north-northwestward and cross Odisha, West Bengal between Puri and Sagar island. “The cyclone Dana intensified into a severe cyclonic storm last midnight and moved north north-westward and today in the forenoon it is lying centred about 200 km southeast.

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