Kolkata, Sept. 2 -- A powerful squall front swept across several districts of South Bengal, including Kolkata last night, triggering torrential rain, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds.
The meteorological department has warned that the system will remain active for another 12 hours, bringing heavy showers to Kolkata, Howrah and Hooghly.
Incessant rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lashed large parts of South Bengal. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea today and tomorrow due to rough conditions.
Explaining the phenomenon, meteorologists said a squall front is a convergence zone where massive cumulonimbus clouds form in a linear pattern as easterly and westerly winds collide. Such formations develop rapidly, ...