Summary
The rain has filled streets with water, leading to traffic jams.
Students and office workers found it difficult to travel to school and work.
The India Weather Service expects more heavy rain in nearby areas later this week.
Key Points
4 points1
The rain started early Monday and kept falling.
2
Haldia received the highest amount, about 134 millimetres in a day.
3
Roads in Kolkata, Salt Lake, and Howrah became waterlogged.
4
Traffic slowed down because many vehicles were stuck.
New Words to Learn
13 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
nonstop
without stopping
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