After making landfall, Cyclone Remal flooded coastal villages, blew away thatched roofs and left thousands of people without power in West Bengal on Monday. Two people were killed as the storm brought heavy rain and strong winds. Meanwhile, new CCTV footage from the Rajkot gaming zone, where a fire killed 28 people, showed sparks from welding work falling on a stack of wooden planks. In only a matter of a few minutes, smoke could be seen coming out from a corner before it flares up and turns into a massive blaze. All this and more in today’s First Up.

Source: India Today May 27, 2024 17:31 UTC