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Kolkata, Guwahati: The weather department has forecast heavy rains and strong winds in West Bengal and the Northeast as cyclonic storm 'Sitrang' intensifies and moves towards Bangladesh.
At 3.17 am Monday, the cyclone was 520 km south of Sagar Island in Bengal and 670 km south-southwest of Barisal in Bangladesh, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
"The Cyclone is to move north-northeastwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 12 hrs. It is to cross the Bangladesh coast between Tinkona Island and Sandwip," the IMD said.
