: Kolkata airport flooded as city receives highest single-day rainfall in September in 14 years #IndiaNEWS Kolkata on Monday received the highest single-day rainfall in September in the past 24 hours,

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Kolkata airport flooded as city receives highest single-day rainfall in September in 14 years #IndiaNEWS
Kolkata on Monday received the highest single-day rainfall in September in the past 24 hours, the Hindustan Times reported, citing weather officials.The rain led to suspension of the city’s Circular Railway and disrupted road traffic. Some long-distance trains have also been rescheduled.In the 24 hours till 8.30 am on Monday, the city recorded about 142 millimetres of rain, according to the Hindustan Times. The last time Kolkata recorded more rain in a single day in this month was on September 25, 2007. The city had then received 174 millimetres of rain.Videos on social media showed severe waterlogging at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. However, flight services have not been affected, the Hindustan Times, cited officials as saying.The airport authorities advised passengers to check their flight schedules with the concerned airlines.Visuals on social media also showed Lake Gardens, a low-lying area of the city, and several other parts inundated.In a video, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy was seen walking in knee-deep water in the Lake Garden area. Roy told News18 that it has been raining in the area since Sunday night. “There was a couple of meeting which I could not attend,â€? he said. “I had two to three programmes scheduled today and all of them had to be cancelled.â€?Kolkata Airport today morning ..... pic.twitter.com/fkkDhd0mUK— Taanusree Bose তণà§?শà§?রী বোস (@tanvibose) September 20,...Read more

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