Salt Lake floats after it gets maximum overnight rain in state
Bidhhannagar got 142.8mm of rain till 8.30am on Monday, followed by Kolkata with 142mm
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My Kolkata |
Published 20.09.21, 02:28 PM
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A bus wades through water at Sector V in Salt Lake on Monday morning. Bidhhannagar got the maximum rain in the 24 hours preceding 8.30am on Monday. The township got 142.8mm of rain and Kolkata was at second spot with 142mm
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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Morning office-goers had a harrowing time in Sector V with vast stretches under water. Many were troubled by potholes submerged under water
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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"I had gone to Salt Lake in the morning," said Bhaskar Narayan, 46, who lives in Dhakuria. "At the exit from Broadway I was scared my car would sink!" Long-time residents said regular waterlogging on main roads was a recent phenomenon for the township
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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Other parts of the city also received heavy rain. Dum Dum got 95mm till 8.30am on Monday
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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Successive weather systems formed over the Bay of Bengal have triggered repeated wet spells in the city since last week. Latest forecasts predict rain through the week
