Summary
Cars and buses got stuck because the roads were flooded. 🚗
Kids and workers had a hard time getting to school and work.
The weather service says more rain may come soon.
Key Points
4 points1
Rain fell for many hours starting Monday morning.
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The town of Haldia got the most rain, about 134 millimetres.
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Roads in Kolkata, Salt Lake, and Howrah were covered with water.
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Traffic jams happened because cars couldn't move.
New Words to Learn
12 wordsincessant
keeps happening without stopping
waterlogging
when water fills up on the ground and makes it soggy
snarls
traffic jams where cars can't move
adjoining
next to or nearby
depression
a low pressure area in the sky that brings rain
thoroughfares
big roads
forecast
prediction about future weather
downpour
very heavy rain
district
a part of a state or region
coastal
near the sea
recorded
measured or written down
maximum
the most
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