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In pictures: From Sunderbans to Kolkata, Cyclone Remal leaves trail of destruction and waterlogging

Disaster management department, Kolkata Municipal Corporation and other agencies put up concerted efforts to restore things to normality

My Kolkata Web Desk Kolkata Published 27.05.24, 06:08 PM
A disaster management team removes trees fallen during Cyclone Remal at Gosaba in South 24-Parganas district on Sunday night
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A disaster management team removes trees fallen during Cyclone Remal at Gosaba in South 24-Parganas district on Sunday night

Pintu Mondal
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Heavy rainfall and gusty winds marked the day after Cyclone Remal in the coastal areas of Fraserganj and Bakkhali in South 24-Parganas
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Heavy rainfall and gusty winds marked the day after Cyclone Remal in the coastal areas of Fraserganj and Bakkhali in South 24-Parganas

Ashim Paul
This mud house collapsed at Namkhana in Cyclone Remal on Sunday night
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This mud house collapsed at Namkhana in Cyclone Remal on Sunday night

Pintu Mondal
A man walks past a broken dam on the banks of Muriganga river near Namkhana
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A man walks past a broken dam on the banks of Muriganga river near Namkhana

Satyajit Shaw
(Top) Trains remain stranded at Namkhana station on Monday morning and (above) passengers enquire about restoration of services at the station ticket counters
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(Top) Trains remain stranded at Namkhana station on Monday morning and (above) passengers enquire about restoration of services at the station ticket counters

Pintu Mondal
(Clockwise from top left) A collapsed traffic signal, guardrails piled up and Kolkata Municipal Corporation workers lop branches of toppled trees near BT Road
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(Clockwise from top left) A collapsed traffic signal, guardrails piled up and Kolkata Municipal Corporation workers lop branches of toppled trees near BT Road

Arnab Dutta
A 70-foot chimney from an abandoned factory of Bengal Immunity Limited at Baranagar on the northern fringes of Kolkata collapsed on cars parked within the adjacent compound of St James Church
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A 70-foot chimney from an abandoned factory of Bengal Immunity Limited at Baranagar on the northern fringes of Kolkata collapsed on cars parked within the adjacent compound of St James Church

Arnab Dutta
Waterlogged streets of Park Circus on Monday
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Waterlogged streets of Park Circus on Monday

Soumyajit Dey
(Top) A rickshaw turns out to be the most reliable mode of transport near College Street while (above) a public bus crosses a stretch on Chittaranjan Avenue
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(Top) A rickshaw turns out to be the most reliable mode of transport near College Street while (above) a public bus crosses a stretch on Chittaranjan Avenue

Arnab Dutta
A huge peepal tree collapsed at Ballygunge Place overnight, blocking traffic for the entire day even as disaster management personnel tried to chop and remove the trunk and branches
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A huge peepal tree collapsed at Ballygunge Place overnight, blocking traffic for the entire day even as disaster management personnel tried to chop and remove the trunk and branches

Soumyajit Dey
A car negotiates a stretch of Sukeas Street, infamous for waterlogging, near Manikatala
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A car negotiates a stretch of Sukeas Street, infamous for waterlogging, near Manikatala

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Water being pumped out from Calcutta Medical College and Hospital near College Street
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Water being pumped out from Calcutta Medical College and Hospital near College Street

Suvendu Das
Cars negotiate the waterlogged premises at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital
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Cars negotiate the waterlogged premises at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital

Suvendu Das
A sea of umbrellas at Bidhannagar station on Monday
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A sea of umbrellas at Bidhannagar station on Monday

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Commuters walk through ankle-deep water in front of Presidency University
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Commuters walk through ankle-deep water in front of Presidency University

Suvendu Das
Traffic passes through the waterlogged stretch of Chittaranjan Avenue in front of School of Tropical Medicine
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Traffic passes through the waterlogged stretch of Chittaranjan Avenue in front of School of Tropical Medicine

Suvendu Das
Kolkata Municipal Corporation employees remove an uproot tree and (right) drain out water near Park Street on Monday
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Kolkata Municipal Corporation employees remove an uproot tree and (right) drain out water near Park Street on Monday

Ashim Paul
Scenes from an inundated Park Street Metro station during the day. Truncated Metro services were operated from Mahanayak Uttam Kumar to Dum Dum station before full services were restored towards late afternoon
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Scenes from an inundated Park Street Metro station during the day. Truncated Metro services were operated from Mahanayak Uttam Kumar to Dum Dum station before full services were restored towards late afternoon

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This roadside boiled egg-selling kiosk near Raja Subodh Mullick Square received only one customer at lunchtime on Monday
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This roadside boiled egg-selling kiosk near Raja Subodh Mullick Square received only one customer at lunchtime on Monday

Suvendu Das
Manholes were opened to help drain out accumulated rainwater near Chittaranjan Avenue
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Manholes were opened to help drain out accumulated rainwater near Chittaranjan Avenue

Suvendu Das
A car rushes past a waterlogged stretch of Camac Street on Monday and (right) a woman wades through the water balancing an umbrella in one hand and her footwear in another
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A car rushes past a waterlogged stretch of Camac Street on Monday and (right) a woman wades through the water balancing an umbrella in one hand and her footwear in another

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Cyclone Remal Ballygunge Baranagar BT Road Park Circus Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Disaster Management Park Street Chittaranjan Avenue College Street Calcutta Medical College And Hospital Presidency University Sunderbans Rain Waterlogging India Meteorological Department (IMD)
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