In Cyclone Amphan, Danger Of Wall Of Water Crashing Several kms Inland

The Bay of Bengal's fiercest cyclone this century was bearing down on millions of people in eastern India and Bangladesh, with forecasts of a potentially devastating and deadly storm surge.

Five facts about tropical cyclones and storm surges ahead of a powerful system, Amphan, which is expected to hit India and Bangladesh on Wednesday:

Cylone Amphan, which is likely to hit Bengal today between 4 and 6 PM, is causing strong winds and heavy rain in parts of Odisha and Bengal as it nears the coast. This is only the second "super cyclone" to form in the northeastern Indian Ocean since the records began and also one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years. It is likely to hit the Indian coast...

Heavy rain and crashing waves were seen at Digha in West Bengal this morning as Cyclone Amphan, the fiercest storm over Bay of Bengal in years, advanced towards the Indian coast.

Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, is likely to hit Bengal this evening between 4 and 6 PM. Amphan weakened from a super cyclone to an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" on Tuesday, causing strong winds and heavy rain in parts of Odisha and Bengal as it advanced towards the Indian coast. This afternoon, the storm lay centered over ...

Super Cyclone Amphan, likely to make landfall in West Bengal today afternoon, has weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, triggering heavy rain and gusts of wind in Odisha and rain in some parts of Bengal.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asked Congress workers in West Bengal and Odisha to warn people of the impending severe cyclonic storm Amphan and help them move to safer places.

Bengal would monitor "red plus zones" for Cyclone Amphan, which is likely to hit the state tomorrow afternoon, Mamata Banerjee said today, reviewing arrangements at a control room set up in her office building in Kolkata.

Cyclone Amphan along with the coronavirus fight pose a double challenge for the country, National Disaster Response Force chief SN Pradhan said today, as he detailed preparations ahead of the mega storm expected to hit India's coast tomorrow afternoon. Millions are being evacuated from the low-lying areas of West Bengal and Odisha for the super-cyclone, which will bri...

Super cyclone "Amphan" weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday as it moved closer to the coast, triggering rainfall in several parts of Odisha, where the state government stepped up efforts to evacuate people in vulnerable areas.

A total of 41 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed in West Bengal and Odisha to deal with any emergency situation arising out of cyclone "Amphan", NDRF chief SN Pradhan said on Tuesday.

At least three lakh people have been evacuated from coastal areas of West Bengal in view of the impending super cyclonic storm ''Amphan'' and all steps have been taken to deal with any eventuality arising out of it, Chief Minister Mamata Ms Banerjee said on Tuesday

Super cyclone Amphan is likely to hit Bengal tomorrow as an extremely severe cyclonic storm at a time when restrictions are in place due to coronavirus pandemic, which has increased challenges for the national disaster management body - the National Disaster Response Force. The state governments in Bengal and Odisha have been asked to suspend rail and road traffic. F...