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10 dead as Kolkata gets 251.4 mm of rain in less than 24 hours. 90 flights cancelled, many more delayed More rain in the offing: IMD

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TORRENTIAL overnight rain, the heaviest in nearly four decades, battered Kolkata and its adjoining districts on Tuesday, claiming at least 10 lives — nine from electrocution — besides paralysing the city.

The deluge, recording 251.4 mm in under 24 hours, was the highest since 1986 and the sixth-highest single-day rainfall in 137 years, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

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