Recent reports indicate that at least 12 people have died in Kolkata and surrounding areas after record rainfall caused severe flooding. Most deaths were due to electrocution, while at least two victims drowned. The city received an astonishing 251.6 mm of rain in 24 hours — the heaviest downpour since 1988 — inundating streets, damaging pandals and idols ahead of Durga Puja, and disrupting power and transport systems. Flights and trains were cancelled or delayed, while roads turned into rivers under waist-deep water. Schools and educational institutions have been closed, and authorities are scrambling to deploy water pumps, restore services, and manage the emergency response. #news #Newsone #KolkataFloods #WestBengalNews #FloodUpdate #DisasterRelief #HeavyRainfall #UrbanFlooding #ClimateImpact #IndiaNews
