North Bengal braces for more rain as Met dept sounds red, yellow alerts

North Bengal braces for more rain as Met dept sounds red, yellow alerts

Kolkata, The meteorological department on Sunday issued a red alert for parts of Darjeeling, Coochbehar and Alipurduar districts, warning of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours, and yellow alert for most places in north Bengal covering other parts of Darjeeling, besides Kalimpong and Dooars region.

North Bengal braces for more rain as Met dept sounds red, yellow alerts

At least 20 people, including several children, were killed and scores injured as relentless rain unleashed massive landslides across the Mirik and Darjeeling hills in West Bengal, sweeping away homes, severing road links, isolating villages, and leaving hundreds of tourists stranded.

"Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are very likely to occur at most places over all the districts in north Bengal with heavy to very heavy rain at a few places and extremely heavy rain at one or two places over Coochbehar, Alipurduar and Darjeeling districts ", a weather official said.

In Met parlance, yellow alert refers to severe weather with potential for widespread damage, while red alert warns of immediate risk of widespread disruption and threats to life.

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