Part of the 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Severe Cyclonic Storm Remal[a] was a moderately intense and deadly tropical cyclone that affected West Bengal and Bangladesh in May 2024.[3] It was the first depression and the first cyclonic storm of the 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season.[4] According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, it turned into a cyclone from a deep depression on the evening of 25 May.[5] The cyclone made landfall on West Bengal's Sundarban Delta at 8:30 pm on Saturday, 26 May as a severe cyclonic storm. The storm's speed was between 100 and 135 kilometres per hour during landfall in the coastal area.[b][7] Remal killed at least 84 people including 65 in India and 19 in Bangladesh.[8][9][10][11] About 30 million people in Bangladesh and West Bengal were affected by power outages.[12]
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^"Cyclone Remal to hit Bengal: How and why are cyclones named?". The Indian Express. 25 May 2024. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
^"Cyclone floods coastal villages, blows away thatched roofs and cuts power in Bangladesh and India". AP News. 27 May 2024. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^"Cyclone Remal causes death and damage in Bangladesh, India". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^"Deep depression in Bay of Bengal to turn into cyclone after noon: Met Office". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^"A tropical storm floods villages and cuts power to millions in parts of Bangladesh and India". AP News. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^"Cyclone Remal crosses Bangladesh coast". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^"Cyclone Remal death toll rises to 19 in Barishal division". The Business Standard. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^"Cyclone Remal kills 7 people in West Bengal". Daily Sun. 27 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^"Cyclone Remal impact: Death toll touches 37 in northeastern states, Mizoram worst hit". Hindustan Times. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^"Cyclone Remal: Heavy rain claims lives of 13 people in Telangana". The News Minute. IANS. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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