The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said cyclone Remal, which made landfall between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh on Sunday night, is set to gradually weaken into a cyclonic storm on Monday. However, it left a trail of destruction in West Bengal, uprooting trees, flattening homes and knocking down electric poles in its path.
At least one person was injured after being hit by debris in the Gosaba area of the Sundarbans, reports news agency PTI.
Authorities evacuated more than 1 lakh people from the vulnerable areas in West Bengal before the cyclone made landfall on Sunday at around 8.30 pm between the state's Sagar Island and Khepupara in Bangladesh, with wind speeds reaching up to 135 kmph.