Super cyclone Amphan to weaken into 'extremely severe storm' as it inches closer to West Bengal

Super cyclone Amphan to weaken into 'extremely severe storm' as it inches closer to West Bengal

Odisha : The extremely severe cyclonic storm Amphan has now turned into a super cyclonic storm and is spiralling towards Indian shores, prompting the West Bengal and Odisha governments to start evacuating people from vulnerable areas.

The super cyclonic storm is only the second over the Bay of Bengal in two decades. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 37 teams in the coastal areas of Bengal and Odisha. Amphan is expected to make landfall on West Bengal coast on May 20 as an extremely severe cyclonic storm.

Here are the latest updates on cyclone Amphan:

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10.30 am: Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba will chair a meeting of the National Crisis Monitoring Committee at 12 noon today. Apart from the readiness of NDRF and defence forces, power and telecommunications departments have been directed to be ready with emergency response.

10.18 am: Tripura govt asks districts to be prepared.

Super cyclone Amphan to weaken into 'extremely severe storm' as it inches closer to West Bengal

Super cyclone Amphan to weaken into 'extremely severe storm' as it inches closer to West Bengal

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Tripura govt has directed its Dist administrations to take necessary preparedness measures as IMD Agartala has forecast thunderstorm accompanied by lightning,gusty wind speed reaching 40-50kmph&heavy rainfall at isolated placed in all districts during 20-21May. #AmphanCyclone

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9.57 am: IMD on Tuesday morning said Amphan is very likely to weaken into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during the next six hours.

"It is very likely to move north-northeastwards across northwest Bay of Bengal and cross West Bengal Bangladesh coasts between Digha (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) close to Sundarbans during the afternoon/evening of May 20 as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 155-165 kmph gusting to 180 kmph," the weather department said.

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It's very likely to weaken into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during next 6 hrs. It's very likely to move north northeastwards across northwest Bay of Bengal&cross W Bengal–Bangladesh coasts b/w Digha&Hatiya Islands close to Sundarbans during afternoon/evening of 20 May: IMD https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1262582129940037632 …

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Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ over west-central and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 14 km/ph during

past 6 hours & lay centred at 5:30 am today over west-central Bay of Bengal about 520 km nearly south of Paradip, Odisha: IMD

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9.35 am: People from coastal areas of Jagatsinghpur in Odisha were shifted to a shelter on Monday night.

Super cyclone Amphan to weaken into 'extremely severe storm' as it inches closer to West Bengal

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Odisha: Residents from coastal areas of Jagatsinghpur were shifted to a cyclone shelter last night, to protect them from heavy rains and winds to be caused by super cyclonic storm ‘AMPHAN’

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9.30 am: As of 5.30 am on Tuesday, Amphan lay over west-central Bay of Bengal about 520 km nearly south of Paradip, Odisha: IMD

7.55 am: Super cyclone Amphan moves at 14 kmph: IMD

In its bulletin on Tuesday, IMD said the super cyclonic storm Amphan over West-central and adjoining East-central Bay of Bengal moved nearly north-northeastwards with a speed of 14 kmph during past six hours.

At 2.30 am on May 19, Amphan lay over Westcentral Bay of Bengal about 570 km south of Paradip (Odisha), 720 km south-southwest of Digha (West Bengal) and 840 km south-southwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh).

Super cyclone Amphan to weaken into 'extremely severe storm' as it inches closer to West Bengal

7.50 am: Squally wind speed reaching 55 to 65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph extend to along and off north Odisha coast from the morning of May 19 and along and off West Bengal coast from afternoon: IMD.

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#AmphanCyclone is very likely to move north-northeastwards across northwest Bay of Bengal&cross West Bengal–Bangladesh coasts between Dig&Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) close to Sundarbans during afternoon/evening today as an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm: IMD

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7.45 am: ‘Orange message’ for West Bengal, Odisha coasts. IMD has warned of extensive damage in Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah, South and North 24 Parganas and East Midnapore districts.