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Despite the waterlogging, airport officials confirmed that flight services were not affected.
Footage from the airport showed flooded runways and taxiways, with several parked aircraft at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Incessant rains lashed Kolkata and adjoining areas on Saturday, leading to waterlogging on the runway of the city's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
Photos taken from the airport showed flooded runways and taxiways, with several aircraft parked in the floodwaters.
Video | Heavy rainfall caused water to accumulate on the runway of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, West Bengal. pic.twitter.com/CDGEEHOYT7
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Despite the waterlogging, airport officials confirmed that flight services were not affected. “The runway and all taxiways are fully operational. However, some parking bays have been affected by waterlogging and additional water pumps have been deployed to remove water from the operation area.
Some parts of Kolkata have received up to 7 centimeters of rain since Friday afternoon. The unfavorable weather conditions are due to a deep low pressure over Ganga over Jharkhand and West Bengal, which is moving towards Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
“The low pressure over Ganga over Jharkhand and West Bengal has turned into a deep depression. It is gradually shifting towards Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. This coupled with an active monsoon trough over southern parts of West Bengal has resulted in rainfall.
Flooding occurred in many surrounding areas
Waterlogging was also reported from several neighboring districts including Howrah, Salt Lake City and Barakpur.
Showers are expected to continue over the next 12 hours in Howrah, Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum, Purba Bardhaman, Hooghly, Nadia and North and South 24 Parganas in the south.
The Meteorological Department has issued multiple warnings: “yellow” warning for heavy rain (up to 11 centimeters) has been issued in the Gangetic West Bengal region including Kolkata; Purulia, Murshidabad, Malda, Coochbehar An “orange” alert was issued for Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and Kalimpong, indicating heavy to very heavy rain; a “red” alert was issued for Alipurduar, with rainfall up to 20 centimeters expected.
On Friday, the maximum temperature in Kolkata was 30.1°C, 2.4°C below normal, and the minimum temperature was 26°C, 0.6°C below normal. The Met Office also warned of possible thunderstorms and lightning in affected areas.
