Video Of Cloudburst In Kolkata? No, It Shows Water Pipe Burst In Assam

Kolkata witnessed heavy rain from the night of September 22, 2025, to the morning of September 23. According to the information provided by the Alipore Meteorological Department, Kolkata received 251.4mm of rain in 24 hours.  

In this situation, a video was posted on Facebook, claiming to be a scene of a cloudburst in the Baghajatin area in Kolkata. An archived link of that post can be seen here.

Evidence

• A reverse image search traced the viral video to NENewsTV Official X handle, which posted it on September 20, 2025, reporting it as a water pipe burst in the Chandmari area of Guwahati, Assam.

• Assamese news outlets Pratidin Time and Sentinel Assam also published reports confirming the incident was a water pipe burst in Guwahati, not rainfall in Kolkata

Also, although the rain was unusually intense, the IMD clarified that it did not qualify as a cloudburst. For an event to be called a cloudburst, rainfall must exceed 100mm in a single hour. Kolkata’s maximum hourly rainfall reportedly stood at 98 mm.

Verdict

Viral video does not show a cloudburst in Kolkata, but a water pipe burst in Guwahati, Assam.

FAQs
Q1. Did Kolkata experience a cloudburst in September 2025?
No. Kolkata saw heavy rain, but no cloudburst was reported.
Q2. Where is the viral video actually from?
The video is from Chandmari, Guwahati, Assam, where a water pipe burst in September 2025.
Q3. What is a cloudburst?
A cloud burst is a sudden, intense rainfall event, usually in hilly regions, causing flash floods.
Q4. Why was the video linked to Kolkata?
It was falsely captioned on Facebook to link it with Kolkata’s heavy rains in September 2025.
Q5. How can we verify such viral videos?
Checking official weather reports and using reverse image/video search often exposes misattribution.

Sources
X post by the NENewsTV
Report by Pratidin Time 
Report by Sentinel Assam