Orange alert for heavy rain in Northeast on May 27 owing to Cyclone Remal

Guwahati: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that a cyclonic storm developing in the Bay of Bengal is likely to reach near the coasts of West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh on Sunday (May 26) as a severe cyclonic storm.

In anticipation of inclement weather conditions, the IMD has forecasted squally weather conditions spreading to adjoining areas of the North Bay of Bengal, with gale-force winds reaching speeds of 60-70 kmph, gusting up to 80 kmph from the morning of May 25.

IMD has further issued an orange alert for the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura in the Northeast, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places as a consequence of the cyclone’s trajectory.

The weather department has also issued a warning for the fishermen and said, “They are advised not to venture into the south Bay of Bengal till 24th May, central Bay of Bengal till 26th May and North Bay of Bengal from 24th May onwards till the morning of 27th May. Fishermen out at sea are advised to return to the coast."