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A low pressure area has formed over the Southwest Bangladesh, and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal persists over the same region and is likely to move slowly west-northwestwards, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

The system is expected to become more marked over Gangetic West Bengal and neighbourhood during the next 24 hours, the weather office informed.

Under the influence of the system, isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall and thunderstorm activity with lightning is very likely to occur over the districts of Odisha from June 17 to 20. The IMD has also issued orange and yell...