As Cyclone 'Remal' makes landfall on the Bangladesh coast, it is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm. The storm is projected to hit the West Bengal coast by Sunday midnight, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 110-120 km per hour, gusting to 135 kmph. The Meteorological Department has issued warnings of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in various districts of West Bengal and north Odisha on May 26-27.
