Midnapore, Oct. 27 -- Sudden squalls uprooted trees, snapped power lines and blocked roads across West Midnapore on Tuesday as the impact of severe cyclonic storm Arnab began to be felt in South Bengal, with Dantan and Belda bearing the brunt of the damage.
Several trees crashed onto roads and houses, disrupting traffic and power supply in affected areas. In Belda, strong winds reportedly overturned a toto, while trees were uprooted inside the Belda Super Speciality Hospital premises. Residents described the sudden onset of the storm as frightening, with dark clouds gathering before intense gusts and heavy rain swept through the area.
Dantan, which lies around 50 kilometres from the Digha coast, emerged as one of the worst-affected areas ...