A severe weather system, the deep depression over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, is poised to make landfall tonight over the Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh coasts — triggering a high-level weather alert across West Bengal, particularly in the coastal districts.

As of 8:30 am Thursday, the deep depression was moving north-northwestwards at a speed of 13 kmph. The system, currently packing maximum sustained surface winds of 55-65 kmph with gusts up to 75 kmph, is expected to cross the coast between Gopalpur and Paradip by the night of October 2.

The deep depression’s impact is expected to be felt severely across West Bengal. South 24 Parganas and adjoining coastal districts are on high alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall. The relentless downpour is likely to ca

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