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Cyclone Aila leaves 9 dead, 1 lakh affected in Bengal
Source: Times of India
A severe cyclone Aila hit the city and five adjoining districts in West Bengal on Monday, snuffing out nine lives and affecting about a
Women struggle with their umbrellas against a strong wind and rain in Kolkata after the cyclone hit the state.
lakh people besides paralysing normal life and disrupting flights.
Incessant rains accompanied by strong wind of 100-120 kmph hit the metropolis and all flights, including international ones, at the N S C Bose international airport were suspended from 2 pm, official sources said.
Trees were uprooted at several places here leading to severe dislocation of traffic as trams stopped running with power to overhead wires being switched off.
Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said he had alerted the army, while BSF and police have begun rescue operations in Sunderbans in coastal South 24 Parganas district where hundreds of thatched houses had collapsed.
The army was moving into Sandeshkhali and Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas and at Sagardwip, Gosaba and Patharpratima in South 24 Parganas. "If necessary, we will talk to the Centre," finance minister Ashim Dasgupta said.
Of the dead, five were from the metropolis, while four others were from South 24-Parganas district, he said.
The storm, with wind speed reaching up to 100 km, was moving in a westerly direction and would later take a northerly turn affecting Howrah, Hooghly and Bardhaman districts, Dasgupta told newsmen.
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