At least 44 killed by Cyclone Remal in India's north-east

Manipur state hit by worst floods in nearly a decade

People move through a waterlogged street during rainfall in Kolkata following the landfall of Cyclone Remal in India's West Bengal state. AFP

An Indian boy inspects a damaged car in Kolkata after Cyclone Remal made landfall on Sunday. EPA

Stranded passengers await transport in Kolkata. Millions of people in the city have been left without electricity amid heavy rain. AP

India's National Disaster Response Force members remove tree branches off the roof of a house in West Bengal state. AP

Cylone Remal was considered a severe cyclonic storm when it made landfall, with winds of up to 135kph, the Indian Meteorological Department said. AFP

A man walks with a net as people fish at the shrimp and crab farms that are flooded due to heavy rain amid Cyclone Remal. Reuters

The cyclone, named after the Arabic word for sand, made landfall on Sunday at about 8.30pm, about 100km from Kolkata in the eastern state of West Bengal, and Khepupara in southern Bangladesh. AFP

An uprooted tree in Kolkata after Cyclone Rema. The city's Mayor Firhad Hakim said 56 trees were uprooted after the cyclone made landfall. AFP

The Hooghly River was choppy as rain continued after cyclone Remal made landfall. AP

Vehicles move through a waterlogged street in Kolkata. Flights resumed at the city's airport on Monday after 20 hours, but train services are still disrupted AP

At least 44 people have been killed in the north-east of India after Cyclone Remal made landfall on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and widespread flooding.

The storm passed through India's Sagar Island in the eastern state of West Bengal, and Khepupara in southern Bangladesh.

Two people were killed in the remote state of Manipur, which has been hit by the worst floods in nearly a decade.

Two more people were killed in the state’s hilly district of Senapati.

Authorities have launched an operation to help rescue people from high-risk areas.

Rain has also caused flood-like situations and landslides in eight districts in neighbouring Assam state, disrupting the lives of as many as 41,000 people, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said.

One district was completely cut off after a section of road was washed away.

At least four people in Assam were killed in rain-related incidents this week, according to the government.

Four people died in different incidents in Nagaland, while two others died and more than 100 were injured in Meghalaya.

The latest incidents have taken the death toll to 44 in the region.

Up to 30 people were killed after several landslides were triggered at a stone quarry in Mizoram state’s capital Aizawl on Tuesday.

The state remains cut off from mainland India because of damage to roads.