Cyclone Amphan live updates: At least 10 dead due to Cyclone Amphan, severe damage in Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi: Cyclone Amphan is likely to make its landfall on Wednesday (May 20, 2020) between West Bengal and Bangladesh coast lost has turned into a Super Cyclone from an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm, as per the Indian Meterological Department (IMD).

The cyclone is centred over northwest Bay of Bengal near Latitude 19.45 degrees North and Longitude 87.52 degrees East at 6.30 am on May 20. The wind speed of the ‘most intense’ cyclone in the sea right now is around 200 kmph and is moving towards north northwestward direction.

The MeT Department has advised all establishments and markets to remain closed in the city and adjoining areas and restriction on movement of people on May 20. Also, there are high chances of disruption of rail and road link at several places, the weatherman said,

Meanwhile, the governments of West Bengal and Odisha stepped up efforts to evacuate at least several lakhs of people from vulnerable areas and moved to relief shelters.

Keeping in mind the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the governments of West Bengal and Odisha have distributed lakhs of masks among the evacuees and PPEs have been handed out to SDRF personnel deployed in the vulnerable area.

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20 May 2020

23:23 IST

West Bengal: Watch how a rooftop of a school in Howrah (Kolkata) was blown away by strong winds of Cyclone Amphan. (ANI Video)

#WATCH West Bengal: Rooftop of a school in Howrah was blown away by strong winds earlier today. #CycloneAmphan pic.twitter.com/nJY0KhAC3Z

— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2020

23:21 IST

West Bengal: Watch, strong winds and heavy rain damaged Police barricading at Howrah Bridge in Kolkata earlier today. (ANI Video)

#WATCH: Strong winds and heavy rain damaged Police barricading at Howrah Bridge, earlier today. #CycloneAmphan #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/bSi923BXkn

— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2020