India, May 4 -- As West Bengal is set for the vote counting on Monday, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert warning of heavy rainfall in several areas. Areas including Kolkata, Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum, Hooghly and North 24 Parganas are under alert.

According to IMD, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over North 24 Parganas, Hooghly, and East Burdwan on May 4. Along with this, thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds are also likely to occur in all districts in South Bengal.

Thunderstorm, lightning and light are likely to continue in West Bengal till May 5, it said.

Orange alert has been sounded in all areas except Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur, Darjeeling and Cooch Behar, where ...