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Big relief as cyclone Amphan spares state

PATNA: Bihar remained largely unaffected by the wrath of super cyclonic storm Amphan , which ravaged many districts in West Bengal and Odisha on Wednesday.

As per the daily weather bulletin issued by Patna Meteorological Centre on Thursday, light to moderate rainfall occurred at many places in Bihar during the last 24 hours.

The places which received substantial rainfall included Gaunaha (50mm) in West Champaran, Dhengraghat (30mm) in Purnia and Sono in Jamui, Suryagadha in Lakhisarai, Sahebpur Kamal in Begusarai and Jhanjharpur in Madhubani district (20mm each).

Though Patna witnessed cloudy skies throughout the day, it received only 0.2mm of rain as per the local meteorological centre.

Weathermen at the local meteorological centre said after making landfall at Sundarbans between Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya islands in Bangladesh on Wednesday evening, cyclone Amphan moved towards north-eastern states and Bangladesh, causing very little impact on the weather in Bihar.

“Except showers at some places in east Bihar, most other places in the state witnessed only cloudy weather. The wind speed also did not increase more than 20kmph in the state,” a senior Met official said.

The official added that day temperature would surge Saturday onwards and it can go up to 41-42 degrees C in south-central and southwest Bihar.

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