After Cyclone Aphan made landfall on Wednesday afternoon, relentless rains have caused waterlogging in several parts of Kolkata. At least 10 people were killed, ravaging West Bengal at a time when coronavirus pandemic is at its peak.
An extremely severe cyclone packing winds of up to 190 kmph Wednesday rampaged through coastal Odisha and West Bengal, dumping heavy rain, swamping homes and farmland, and leaving at least three people dead, officials said.
West Bengal reported two deaths as the first arm of Cyclone Amphan touched the land on Wednesday afternoon.
Cyclone Amphan landfall has left at least 14 people dead in India and eight dead in Bangladesh, news agency AP reported. Here's what landfall means:
Cyclone Amphan is currently crossing the West Bengal coast near the Sunderbans and will reach Kolkata by evening, IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said on Wednesday as the storm was making a landfall. He said strong winds with an intensity of 160 kilometres per hour have commenced in coastal West Bengal districts.
Odisha's Paradip faced cyclone Amphan's fury as wind speed touched 102 kmph on May 20 afternoon in Jagatsinghpur.
At least 1.4 million people in the coastal areas of Bangladesh have taken refuge in storm shelters as super cyclone Amphan moved closer to the coast on Wednesday.
As cyclone Amphan is expected to hit West Bengal later today, the Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Cyclone Amphan on May 20 said the winds are very strong.
Deputy Director of India Meteorological Department in Kolkata, Sanjib Bandyopadhyay on May 20 said cyclone Amphan, which will hit coastal parts of West Bengal in the evening hours and then venture towards Bangaldesh.
The Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), SN Pradhan informed that the total of 41 teams have been deployed in Odisha and West Bengal to combat Cyclone Amphan.
'Amphan' is very likely to move north-northeastwards and cross West Bengal-Bangladesh coast between Digha and Hatiya, close to the Sunderbans during the afternoon to the evening of Wednesday with a wind speed of 155 to 165 kmph.
The departure of Howrah-New Delhi AC Special Express for Wednesday has been cancelled owing to the super cyclone 'Amphan', the Eastern Railway said.
All flight operations at Kolkata Airport have been suspended till 5 AM on Thursday, in the wake of cyclone Amphan, which is likely to make landfall by noon today. According to the Airport Director, all special flights that were operational in view of the coronavirus outbreak have also been restricted till tomorrow morning.
A powerful cyclone began dumping rain on coastal India and Bangladesh early today. IndiaTvNews.com brings to you photos as the most powerful storm in decades brings heavy winds and high tides along with rain in the coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal.
As many as 19 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been put on standby in West Bengal as cyclone Amphan is expected to make landfall by today afternoon. Amphan is the second strongest storm in the Bay of Bengal since 1999.
NASA has released a satellite image of cyclone Amphan over the Bay of Bengal. Amphan is expected to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon, and forecasters warned of extensive damage from high winds, heavy rainfall, tidal waves and some flooding in crowded cities like Kolkata.
The super cyclonic storm Amphan on Wednesday triggered high tides in Digha and Purba Medinipur in West Bengal. The super cyclone, which has now weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, is set to make landfall in Digha and Sunderbans area by today noon.
Cyclone Amphan: Immediately after the landfall process began, Cyclone Amphan caused devastation in West Bengal. More than 5 thousand houses were damaged as the cyclone moved across the countryside.
The Assam government on Tuesday issued a "high alert" over cyclone 'Amphan' and directed the state disaster management authority to set up a control room to deal with the situation.
As Cyclone Amphan inched closer to the western coast of India, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said that it was bracing up to tackle dual calamities of Coronavirus and the cyclone. NDRF chief SN Pradhan said that the force was taking steps bearing in mind the magnitude of the challenge.
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