Fishing trawlers on the Hatania-Doania river at Namkhana in South 24-Parganas on Friday. As many as 550 fishermen in 33 fishing trawlers went missing because of the rains. The West Bengal administration has contacted the Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner to help in locating them.Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
Residents of Namkhana in the South 24-Parganas board a boat to cross the Hatania-Doania river. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
River Hooghly meets the sea near Namkhana in South 24-Parganas during inclement weather. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
The fishing trawlers, berthed in the Hatania-Doania river, have been asked not to venture into the sea because of a prevailing deep depression over the Bay of Bengal. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
Residents of Namkhana in South 24-Parganas during the rains. Weathermen forecast heavy to very heavy rains in the entire Gangetic belt in the next few days. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury