[93] The government of Odisha sent 500 members of its disaster rapid action force and fire service to West Bengal. Landslides and rockfalls across the nation blocked roadways and damaged homes. [65] The Bhutanese Department of Disaster Management advised against travelling, particularly in southern Bhutan. Some of the buoys in the Bay of Bengal registered maximum surface temperatures of 32-34 degrees Celsius consecutively for the first two weeks of May.

[17], Roxy Mathew Koll, a scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and lead author of IPCC Oceans and Cryosphere, said: "Our research shows that high ocean temperatures are conducive for rapid intensification of cyclones in the north Indian Ocean. West Bengal: Rainfall will begin in West Bengal's East Medinipur and South and North 24 Parganas district on May 19. [114] Thunderstorms associated with Amphan caused severe coastal erosion in the Valiyathura suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, damaging roads and destroying homes and threatening to displace over a hundred families from their homes. It was also the third super cyclone that hit West Bengal since 1582, after 1737 and 1833, as well as being the strongest storm to impact the are… [103] A million homes were damaged in South 24 Parganas and breached embankments led to the flooding of villages and swaths of cropland. Cyclone Amphan is set to make landfall near the coastal town of West Bengal shortly after noon, bringing heavy rain over coastal areas of West Bengal and Odisha. [84] Odisha had shelter capacity for up 1.1 million evacuees, though only 10 percent was expected to be used. The organisation also distributed gloves, masks, and sanitizers to Bagerhat, Khulna, and Satkhira districts. [101], Neighboring Odisha saw significant effects, with wind speed reaching 106 km/h (66 mph) and rainfall up to 300 mm (12 in) in Paradip. [51] The Department of Public Health Engineering distributed sanitation supplies and set up 15 water treatment plants.

Low-lying areas of Medinipur and South and North 24 Parganas are likely to be flooded at around the time of Cyclone Amphan's landfall on Wednesday. [108] Across West Bengal, 88,000 hectares (217,000 acres) of rice paddies and 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres) of vegetable and sesame crops were damaged. Source: Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System. Cyclone Amphan made landfall Wednesday afternoon near the town of Digha, on India’s eastern coast. Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan was a powerful and deadly tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Eastern India, specifically West Bengal, and also Bangladesh in May 2020. Nearly 4,000 livestock, primarily poultry, died. It was also the third super cyclone that hit West Bengal since 1582, after 1737 1833 and 1942, as well as being one of the strongest storm to impact the area.


[61] Over 500 homes were damaged by Amphan,[136] of which 145 were in Polonnaruwa. [95] Approximately 1,167 km (725 mi) of power lines of varying voltages,[112] 126,540 transformers, and 448 electrical substations were affected, leaving 3.4 million without power. In Canning a wind speed of 157 km/h (98 mph) with gusting up to 185 km/h (115 mph) was recorded, while nearby nimpith and Sagar Island observed 155 km/h (96 mph) and 111 km/h (69 mph) wind speed. [5][6] The area of low pressure was located within a favorable environment for further development with good equator-ward outflow, warm sea surface temperatures, and low vertical wind shear.

Damage to the power grid reached ₹3.2 billion (US$42 million).

[49] The government of West Bengal planned to evacuate 200,000 people from their homes by 18 May;[85] nearly 300,000 people evacuated in total from the state, including 200,000 from North 24 Parganas district and more than 40,000 from Sagar Island. [142][143] In advance, Modi announced that ₹200,000 (US$2,650) would be provided to the next of kin of people who died during the storm, and ₹50,000 (US$660) would be given to each injured person. [49] Wind speed along coastal areas were measured up to 150–160 km/h (93–99 mph). Landslide-related injuries hospitalized other residents in the area. [104], The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief in Bangladesh approved a ৳2.5–3 billion (US$29–35 million) budget to repair embankments damaged by Amphan. Rainfall proved beneficial for the country's hydroelectric power production with the Mangdechhu hydroelectric plant producing 791.39 MW of power, more than its intended capacity of 720 MW. [123] At least twenty people died in storm-related incidents, including the Cyclone Preparedness Programme leader of unit no. [118] Coastal erosion from rough seas generated by Amphan led to the collapse of three houses at Bommayarpalayam in Viluppuram district. The path has been plotted based on information released by the India Meteorological Department on Tuesday afternoon. [46] The National Disaster Management Authority advised that these crews and other first responders would also need personal protective equipment and N95 masks due to the ongoing pandemic.

[29] Shelters could only be filled to one-third capacity to maintain social distancing guidelines due to the pandemic. [80] Around 4,000 personnel from the SDRF oversaw evacuations in India. The various pins on the map below offer an idea of the location of Cyclone Amphan at a particular point; tap on the pins to know more. Cyclone Amphan is set to make landfall near the coastal town of West Bengal shortly after noon, bringing heavy rain over coastal areas of West Bengal and Odisha. [111] In Bhadrak, rainfall reached 384.6 mm (15.14 in). As the storm approached from the Bay of Bengal this week, hundreds of … [103], Winds in Satkhira topped out at 151 km/h (94 mph). [144] Twenty disaster relief teams were dispatched by the Indian Coast Guard to begin search and rescue operations. [4], During 13 May 2020, an area of low pressure developed over the Southeastern Bay of Bengal about 1020 km (635 mi) to the southeast of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Odisha: Light to moderate rain is expected in coastal Odisha with heavy rainfall in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Balasore, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Khordha and Puri on May 19. [11] Furthermore, the IMD upgraded Amphan to an extremely severe cyclonic storm on their cyclone intensity scale. [88] Officials farther inland in Dhanbad and Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, were also instructed to move people from susceptible housing to safety. [144] Ten teams were sent to West Bengal to aid recovery, in addition to the NDRF teams pre-positioned there before Amphan's passage. [12] The broad storm was characterized by a cloud shield extending more than 1,110 km (690 mi) and a sharply-outlined 10 nautical mile-wide eye. [132] Floods severely damaged or destroyed around 3,000 shrimp and crab farms. According to the Indian Meteorological Department’s latest update, the system is likely to move north-northeastwards across the northwest Bay of Bengal. [53] Health services in Bangladesh during the storm were reinforced by 1,933 medical teams distributed around Bangladesh. Cyclone Amphan is expected to cross the coast between the beach town of Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya Island in Bangladesh, the process of landfall if expected to begin in the afternoon. It also caused significant destruction in Bangladesh. Seventeen yaks and horses died across Lingzhi, Naro, and Soe gewogs.

As the storm approached from the Bay of Bengal this week, hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from coastal areas near the border of India and Bangladesh. At the time, the JTWC estimated Amphan's 1-minute sustained winds to be 155 km/h (100 mph). Migrant workers' deaths: Govt says it has no data.
[100] West Bengal, the epicenter of the cyclone's landfall, saw the most widespread damage from Amphan. But didn't people die? [122], Officials feared Amphan would be the deadliest storm in Bangladesh since Cyclone Sidr in 2007, which killed about 3,500 people. [131], The Department of Fisheries estimated that ৳2.17 billion (US$25.7 million) in losses to crab, finfish, and shrimp were sustained by 40,800 farmers due primarily to the flooding of farms. Here’s what historians say, Amit Shah hails passage of farm bills, says beginning of new era for agriculture sector, Delhi: Ground report from India's first terminal for private jets, BMC calls Kangana Ranaut's '2 crore compensation' plea as 'abuse of law', YSR Congress to support farm bills in Rajya Sabha, Gujarat hospital staffers assault coronavirus patient, video goes viral, Farm bill must be amended, says RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch, Ladakh: Indian Air Force battle-ready amid India-China border tensions, Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. Several states are on high alert because of Cyclone Amphan and operations at the Kolkata airport have been temporarily suspended. Tropical Cyclone Amphan made landfall Wednesday near the border between India and Bangladesh. On 20 May, between 10:00 and 11:00 UTC, the cyclone made landfall in West Bengal.

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