{
  "id": 4421458,
  "title": "Bengal on heavy rain alert; IMD warns fishermen against venturing into sea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/bengal-on-heavy-rain-alert-imd-warns-fishermen-against-venturing-into",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T12:43:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bengal-on-heavy-rain-alert-imd-warns-fishermen-against-venturing-into-sea-10855930/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for heavy rainfall across Kolkata and surrounding districts in West Bengal, with a well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal expected to bring 7-20 cm of rain in isolated places over the next three days. The system is forecast to move west-northwestwards across North Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal within the next 24 hours, bringing wind speeds of 40-50 km/h in coastal belts and 30-40 km/h in the remaining South Bengal districts. Authorities have advised fishermen not to venture into the sea and warned of potential waterlogging, crop damage, and lightning hazards.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}