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Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan (/ ˈʌm.pʌn /) was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Eastern India, specifically in West Bengal and Odisha, and in Bangladesh, in May 2020. It was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the Ganges Delta.
May 21, 2020 · Satellite images, weather maps and tracks of Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan 2020, 15 - 21 May. Max wind speed 270km/h.
It was the first storm, and strongest of the historic 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, the costliest recorded cyclone season. It made landfall in West Bengal with 100 mph winds. Within India, the storm killed 98 people, and caused $13.8 billion (2020 USD).
May 21, 2020 · Amphan began hitting the Sundarbans, a mangrove area around the India-Bangladesh border home to four million people on Wednesday afternoon, before carving north and north-eastwards towards...
May 21, 2020 · Amphan became the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal on Monday night, though it has since weakened slightly. Indian officials said that up to 300,000 people in coastal areas are...
May 20, 2020 · Cyclone Amphan has made landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, killing at least 15 people as it lashed coastal areas with ferocious wind and rain. Trees were uprooted and homes toppled in both...
May 20, 2020 · Cyclone Amphan has made landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, killing at least 15 people as it lashed coastal areas with ferocious wind and rain. Trees were uprooted and homes toppled in both...
May 21, 2020 · UN humanitarians and partners are working hard to assist the people of Bangladesh and India suffering from the impact of Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall on Wednesday, wreaking havoc, causing...
May 20, 2020 · Tropical Cyclone Amphan LIVE: The weather in Kolkata worsened with wind speeds witnessed around 112 kmph around 6 pm (IST). The cyclone is expected to completely reach West Bengal's capital by 7 pm. Cyclone expected to completely enter land by 7 pm; heavy winds lash Kolkata (Source: @Krishna02231787) | Photo Credit: Twitter.
A super cyclone “Amphan” developed in the Bay of Bengal in mid of May, 2020 caused massive destruction to eastern India especially West Bengal & Odisha. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) deployed its self-contained rescue & relief teams in the coastal areas of West Bengal & Odisha in view of Cyclonic Storm ‘Amphan’. 20 NDRF teams were deployed in the coastal areas of Odisha like Balasore, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Puri & Bhadrak. NDRF teams worked day & night to bring ...
