'Cyclone Aila' claims 11 lives in West Bengal.Byline: ANI Kolkata, May 25 (ANI): At least eleven people have been killed across West Bengal West Bengal: see Bengal. West Bengal State (pop., 2001: 80,176,197), northeastern India. It is bordered by Nepal and Bangladesh and the states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya and has an area of 34,267 sq mi (88,752 sq km); by "Cyclone Aila". High speed winds of 90 kmph lashed Kolkata and surrounding areas on Monday, uprooting over 80 trees across the city. Several vehicles were damaged and main thoroughfares were blocked by fallen trees. Five persons have been killed in road accidents in Kolkata. Four were killed in South 24 Parganas, one person in Howrah and one in Bankura district Bankura (Bengali: বাঁকুড়া) is a historical district of West Bengal, India. It is popular for its ancient monument and terracotta horses, known as Bankura horses. The latter has now become a symbol of Indian handicrafts. . Winds with a speed of 100 kmph lashed the coastal areas of East Midnapore, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas. The army has been deployed in both South and North 24 Paraganas districts, where several rivers have breached their embankments to flood many villages. 'Cyclone Aila' is expected to hit the state within the hour with wind speeds of 100-120 kmh. Heavy rainfall up to 25 cm is expected in South and North Bengal North Bengal is a term, for the part of West Bengal, which often denotes Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur and Malda districts together. Originally North Bengal also included the northern districts of Bangladesh such as Rongpur. . According to Dr Gokul Chandra Debnath, Director, Regional Meteorological me·te·or·ol·o·gy n. The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions. [French météorologie, from Greek Centre, such cyclones are normal during the storm season, which come ahead of the monsoons. Dr Debnath said the monsoons have arrived, ahead of time. Normally, monsoons arrive in Bengal only in the first week of June. By Ajitha Menon (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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