Cyclone Montha to Bring Heavy Rain Over Bengal

The IMD warned that landslides may occur in the hilly areas of Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, owing to the downpour

xKolkata: Cyclone Montha, which has gradually weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area, will bring heavy rain in some districts of West Bengal till Saturday, the IMD said.

The weather system, which is situated over south Chhattisgarh, is likely to move northwards towards east Madhya Pradesh and weaken further, the India Meteorological Department said in a bulletin.

It is likely to bring heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rainfall at one or two places in the north Bengal districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar on Friday, it said, sounding a 'red alert' (take action) for these districts.

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