In a step ahead of most Puja organisers in Kolkata, a Puja committee at Sonarpur in South 24-Parganas has attempted to recreate the havoc caused by Cyclone Aila. Several vehicles were damaged and main thoroughfares were blocked by fallen trees. This video is unavailable. ... Cyclone Aila Hits West … May 26, 2009 Environment , Personal Blogging 19 Comments. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Aila on May 25, 2009, the same day that the storm temporarily strengthened to a Category 1 cyclone.Aila almost completely fills this scene, stretching from the Bay of Bengal deep into India, Bangladesh, and Burma (Myanmar). Cyclone Aila (JTWC designation: 02B, also known as Severe Cyclonic Storm Aila) was the second named tropical cyclone of the 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Cyclone Aila was the second named tropical cyclone of the 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. People struggled with their umbrellas against a strong wind and rain in Kolkata after the cyclone hit the state districts. Cyclone Aila hit West Bengal and Bangladesh on 25 May 2009. LIVE TV Download News18 App. Yesterday was horrible for us.Horible in the sense that we were hit by cyclone Aila(it happened after 28 years in kolkata) The wind speed was heading at 90 to 120 kmper hrs.We couldn’t even open our windowpane due this tremendous speed.But all said and done, there are many cases of tragic death and loss of property due this cyclone.We were confided in our homes, offices, schools were shut down. The cyclone hit the coastal areas of West Bengal including the international city Kolkata (Calcutta). ... 2009 and started to intensify ando organize reaching 3min sustained wind speeds of 110 kmh ... At least 18 of the 45 fatalities in West Bengal were in Kolkata, the region where Aila made landfall. By the time it dissipated a day later, 330 people were dead, more than 8,000 were missing and one million were homeless. It took everyone by storm, bringing down many records. Below is a request for emergency assistance from Seed Welfare Society (Kolkata, India), where there has been a devastating cyclone. Digha is experiencing veri high waves and very strong storms. Life in Kolkata came to a standstill even before Cyclone Aila hit on Monday, killing 17, including a woman, and injuring many. Cyclone Aila hits Kolkata, Sunderbans under threat. Cyclone Aila, with maximum wind gusts reaching 90 km h–1, was accompanied by heavy rainfall from about 1100 hours to about 1700 hours in Kolkata (22 34 N, 88 29 E), India. Child Health Foundation has supported this organization since 2005–an orphanage that we gave a Small Grant to build a clinic and then supported it with funds that have come in from other donors every year since. What makes the 11 Pally Puja in Sonarpur stand out is the effort the members of the Puja committee have put in to creatively portray the disaster-hit hamlets — all without the help of a decorator or labourer. Kolkata, May 25 (ANI): At least eleven people have been killed across West Bengal by “Cyclone Aila”. Alipore Meteorological Department warns that the storm will be as strong as ‘Aila’. Cyclone 'Aila' has hit India after Bangladesh proving the predictions of the Met Dept true. 3 Cyclone Aila and the Sundarbans: An Enquiry into the Disaster and Politics of Aid and Relief Amites Mukhopadhyay Basanti Raptan, a resident of the southern part of Kusumpur 1 island in Gosaba Block of the Sundarbans, woke up to a morning that was different but not unusual in the Sundarbans. Cyclone only 50 km from Kolkata,likely to hit city soon; Cyclone only 50 km from Kolkata,likely to hit city soon Cyclonic storm Aila with a wind speed of 100 kmph was only 50 km away from Kolkata and was likely to hit the city any time soon,the met office said. Cyclone only 50 km from Kolkata,likely to hit city soon; Cyclone only 50 km from Kolkata,likely to hit city soon Cyclonic storm Aila with a wind speed of 100 kmph was only 50 km away from Kolkata and was likely to hit the city any time soon,the met office said. Fani is the strongest cyclone to hit Kolkata — it packs more punch than Aila in terms of wind speed — in recent years but could have less impact than the devastating storm of 2009. As a result, massive alarms can be carried out throughout the entire region including Kolkata. Cyclone Aila, which had raged through south Bengal on 25 May 2009, blew at […] Aila was a 250-350km wide beast with wind speeds exceeding 120kmph that was born high over the Bay of Bengal four days ago and was pulled by a monsoon trough northward. How did it originate? Kolkata- Cyclone Aila!!! Cyclone AILA has hit West Bengal badly. Cyclone Fani will also affect in West Bengal. Kolkata/Siliguri: With cyclone Fani fast approaching the Odisha coast, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a high alert for a 115 kmph squall and extremely heavy rainfall of up to 210 mm in seven Bengal districts on 4 May Saturday. People struggled with their umbrellas against a strong wind and rain in Kolkata after the cyclone hit the state districts. Read all news including political news, current affairs and news headlines online on Cyclone In Kolkata today. Till now, 11 persons were killed in the Cyclone called Aila. Some bengali TV News said (24 ghanta) that the Namkhana Sluice Gate is damaged. Warned by both the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RMSC) and Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Aila formed over a …