Kolkata

At least 10 people were killed, nine of them due to electrocution, as torrential overnight rain - among the heaviest in four decades - left Kolkata and adjoining districts paralysed on Tuesday, disrupting air, rail and road transport. According to IMD data, with an average of 251.4 mm overnight downpour, this was the third-highest September month rainfall, which battered the city in nearly half a century, with some pockets receiving as high as 332 mm of rains in just a few hours. The relentless downpour caused massive flooding across the city, leaving thousands of commuters stranded and severely affecting transport services across roads, railways and flights.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described the downpour as “unprecedented”, lashing out at poor dredging of the Farakka barr

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