Flight operations were also temporarily disrupted and six flights were diverted to Agartala and Kolkata. According to an airport official, roof outlets in the airport got “heavily overflowed”.
Five persons have died and at least 100 people have been injured as a storm wreaked havoc in parts of the Jalpaiguri district in northern West Bengal on Sunday.
IMD warns of heavy rain in sub-Himalayan districts of West Bengal. The Meteorological department on Thursday warned of heavy to very heavy rain in the sub-Himalayan districts of West Bengal till today owing to a low-pressure area.