New Delhi : Cyclonic storm Amphan over Westcentral and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal intensified to a super cyclone on Monday evening and moved nearly north-northeastwards with a speed of 14 kmph during past 6 hours.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said super cyclone Amphan is expected to have the biggest impact in South and North 24 Parganas and East Medinipur districts of West Bengal.
The super cyclone ‘AMPHAN’ is now being continuously tracked by the Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) at Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
The Indian government Monday said the cyclone had the potential to cause extensive damage like Cyclone Fani, which hit India at this time last year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation arising out of cyclone ‘Amphan’. Among those present at the meeting were Union Minister Amit Shah and officials of MHA, NDMA and NDRF. The meeting took place at PM Modi’s official residence at 4 pm.
19 May 2020, 11:33 AM
Centre on cyclone Amphan: Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and reviewed the preparedness. Assured all possible help from Central Govt.
19 May 2020, 11:31 AM
Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Reviewed Cyclone Amphan situation and offered all requisite help.
19 May 2020, 11:23 AM
IMD issues warning to suspend all fishing activity in Bengal and Odisha
19 May 2020, 11:02 AM
Weather bulletin forecast of 8.15 am on Cyclone Amphan
19 May 2020, 10:56 AM
Sample testing: A total of 24,04,267 samples tested for COVID-19 in India till 9 am today
19 May 2020, 10:44 AM
The super cyclone Amphan is now being continuously tracked by the Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) at Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
19 May 2020, 10:29 AM
Sri Lanka braces for Cyclone Amphan, several areas to receive heavy showers: Sri Lanka’s Department of Meterology on Tuesday (May 19) said that the Super Cyclonic storm Amphan over west-central Bay of Bengal and neighborhood, lay centered near Trincomalee at 11.30 p.m. on Monday (May 18). According to Sri Lanka’s Department of Meterology the cyclone Amphan is expected to move north-northeastwards towards west Bengal coast during the afternoon of May 20 (Wednesday).
19 May 2020, 10:12 AM
Vande Bharat Mission: Air India Express special flight arrived in Hyderabad from Muscat, Oman yesterday with 166 passengers on board.
19 May 2020, 10:00 AM
Skymet weather forecast cyclone: Cyclone Amphan is around 790 km SSE of Kolkata and moving in NNE direction
19 May 2020, 09:57 AM
Maharashtra migrants accident: 1 migrant worker died and 10 got criticially injured after the private bus carrying them overturned on Nanded-Latur highway in Maharashtra on Monday (May 18) night. The bus was carrying workers to Bihar.
19 May 2020, 09:54 AM
Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba road accident: Three migrant labourers were killed and over 12 got injured after the vehicle in which they were travelling overturned on a highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba district on Monday (May 18) night.
19 May 2020, 09:45 AM
India COVID-19 data: 4970 new cases, 134 deaths reported in 24 hours as per Ministry of Hea;the data. Recovery rate 38.72% .
19 May 2020, 09:43 AM
IMD forecast on Cyclone Amphan: 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.
19 May 2020, 08:52 AM
Super cyclone Amphan is still intensifying, and the wind speed is all set to breach the mark of 275kmph, rarely achieved in the past, reports Skymet.
19 May 2020, 08:41 AM
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’
19 May 2020, 08:30 AM
Super Cyclone Amphan is very likely to move north-northeastwards across the northwest Bay of Bengal and cross West Bengal – Bangladesh coasts between Digha (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) close to Sundarbans during the May 20 afternoon/evening as an extremely severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 165-175 kmph gusting to 195 kmph.
Bureau Report
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