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Kolkata:
Severe Cyclone Bulbul gusting at wind speeds of 135 km per hour made landfall near Sagar Islands in West Bengal at 9 pm on Saturday. Sagar Island is about 120 km south of Kolkata. It now lays centred about 75 km east-northeast of Sundarban National Park in Bengal, as per the India Meteorological Department.
Cyclone Bulbul is then expected to turn north eastwards and veer off towards Khulna district in Bangladesh.
Close to 1.5 lakh people have been evacuated from West Bengal's low lying coastal areas that lie in the path of Cyclone Bulbul. Fishermen have been told not to go out to the sea.
The Kolkata airport was closed till 6am today and dozens of flights were cancelled.
Here are the Live Updates of Cyclone Bulbul's impact in Bengal:
Nov 10, 2019 14:33 (IST)
Home Minister Amit Shah assures Bengal of help
Nov 10, 2019 14:12 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee to carry out aerial survey in Cyclone Bulbul-affected areas tomorrow
Nov 10, 2019 14:09 (IST)
Nov 10, 2019 14:09 (IST)
Over 2 million people relocated in Bangladesh:
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Nov 10, 2019 12:15 (IST)
Trees uprooted in Bengal due to Cyclone Bulbul
Nov 10, 2019 12:13 (IST)
2 dead in Odisha due to Cyclone Bulbul
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Nov 10, 2019 12:12 (IST)
Nov 10, 2019 11:14 (IST)
Nov 10, 2019 10:38 (IST)
Flight operations resume at Kolkata airport:
Nov 10, 2019 10:21 (IST)
PM Modi tweeted he spoke to Mamata Banerjee on Cyclone Bulbul:
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Nov 10, 2019 10:17 (IST)
Nov 10, 2019 10:13 (IST)
People take shelter from Cyclone Bulbul:
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Nov 10, 2019 10:12 (IST)
2 dead in Bengal due to Cyclone Bulbul
Nov 10, 2019 09:56 (IST)
Cyclone Bulbul: Ferry services at Bichali Ghat in Kolkata suspended
Nov 10, 2019 09:55 (IST)
Nov 10, 2019 09:55 (IST)
