Kolkata: Cyclone Remal which passed through Bengal, the northeastern states, and Bangladesh on May 27 has caused the death of at least 26 people in the two countries.Ten people died and several went missing after a stone quarry collapsed during the rains in Mizoram’s Aizawl district. India Today reports that the incident took place around 6am in an area between Melthum and Hlimen on the southern outskirts of Aizawl town.Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma has announced total ex-gratia of Rs 15 crore to the victims of the landslide. Rs 4 lakhs each will be given to the families of those who died in the landslide.As heavy rain and winds packing speeds of up to 135 kilometres per hour swept through, power supply was affected not only in Bengal, but across the Northeast and in Bangladesh. Reports said at least 1,200 power poles had been uprooted in Bengal alone. Shortage of water was reported from Guwahati in Assam and Shillong in Meghalaya.In Kolkata, water remained standing in low-lying neighbourhoods a day later, on May 28, as well. The Lok Sabha constituencies in the city are to go to polls on June 1. Campaigns were thus halted and have begun again.Flight operations were put on hold for over 24 hours at the Kolkata international airport, leading to around 50 cancellations. Suburban trains were also cancelled.A fallen pole at Jadavpur in Kolkata. Photo: By arrangement.Bangladesh’s minister for disaster Mohibbur Rahman told AFP news agency that at least 10 people were killed in the cyclone. “A total of 3.75 million people have been affected…35,483 homes were destroyed by the cyclone, and another 115,992 homes were damaged,” Rahman said.Out of the six who died in Bengal, three were electrocuted.As storm hit the area of Bangladesh’s Mongla port and Bengal’s Sagar Islands. Roofs of thatched huts were blown away while mud houses were flattened in the coastal areas of both countries as authorities waited to ascertain the full scale of losses, Reuters reported.The Sundarbans during the arrival of Cyclone Remal. Photo: Soumitra MondalReports have also said that large sections are under water in the coastal areas of South and North 24 Parganas districts. In many places, sea water is learned to have entered into agricultural land and fisheries.