Cyclone Amphan to make landfall on May 20, West Bengal, Odisha evacuate lakhs of people
The governments of West Bengal and Odisha worked overtime on Tuesday (May 19) to evacuate lakhs of people from coastal and low-lying areas to shelters as Cyclone Amphan - moving at a speed of 180 km/hr - is predicted to make landfall between Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya islands in Bangladesh on Wednesday (May 20).
May 20, 2020, 06:02 AM IST
Odisha, West Bengal start evacuation of people due to Cyclone Amphan threat
Odisha government has started evacuating 11 lakh people from coastal areas in view of the warning of strong winds and heavy rains due to cyclone Amphan. The government authotiries are trasnporting the evacuees to temporary shelter homes. The West Bengal government has also started evacuating people from low-lying areas to safer places.
May 19, 2020, 06:14 AM IST
Amphan to turn into a super cyclone before making a landfall in West Bengal, predicts IMD
Cyclone Amphan has gathered strength and is expected to intensify into an “extremely severe cyclonic storm” in the next six hours, the Indian Meteorological Body (IMD) said in its latest bulletin on Monday (May 18). According to IMD, cyclone Amphan would cross the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh on May 20 and before making a landfall, the intensity of Amphan would be of a Super Cyclone.
May 18, 2020, 11:02 AM IST
Cyclone Amphan intensifies into very 'severe cyclonic storm', Odisha, West Bengal on alert
Cyclone Amphan has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal after gaining strength, increasing the possibility of heavy rain and high-velocity wind in several coastal districts of Odisha and some areas of West Bengal.
May 18, 2020, 09:33 AM IST
