Kolkata, Sep 17
The Regional Meteorological Centre on Wednesday issued an orange alert for heavy rain in several districts of West Bengal over the next few days.
According to the met department, thunderstorms are likely across South Bengal, including Kolkata, from Wednesday to Friday. Along with this, heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms is likely in East Burdwan, West Burdwan, Bankura, Birbhum, Murshidabad, and Purulia districts. Accordingly, an orange alert has been issued for these districts.
On Saturday, there is a possibility of scattered thunderstorms in all districts of South Bengal.
"There is a cyclonic circulation over East Bihar and adjacent areas. There is another cyclonic circulation over the southeast Bay of Bengal as well. There are two more such systems in the areas adjacent to northeast Bangladesh and central Assam.