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Amphan likely to turn into ‘super cyclone’, says govt; will hit Bengal coast

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by: Sparshita Saxena
May 18, 2020 01:10 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting to discuss the cyclone situation with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday at 4 pm.

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday said that cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’ is likely to intensify into a ‘super cyclone’ by Monday evening. It said that Amphan will hit West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts as a ‘very severe cyclone’ with wind speed up to 185 km per hour on Wednesday.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has sent its 10 teams to Odisha and seven teams to West Bengal in view of the approaching Cyclone Amphan.(ANI)
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has sent its 10 teams to Odisha and seven teams to West Bengal in view of the approaching Cyclone Amphan.(ANI)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting to discuss the cyclone situation with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday at 4 pm.

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Very severe cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’, over central parts of South Bay of Bengal, intensified into extremely severe cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. The weather department had warned that ‘Amphan’ may turn into a “super cyclonic storm’.

According to experts, North Odisha coast will face the maximum impact of cyclone Amphan when it makes landfall.

According to the IMD, cyclone Amphan will cross West Bengal - Bangladesh coasts between Digha (WB) and Hatiya island - in the afternoon/evening of May 20 as very severe cyclonic storm.

Earlier, the IMD had warned that ‘Amphan’, over central parts of South Bay of Bengal, will intensify into an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Monday.

“Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) ‘AMPHAN’ over central parts of South Bay of Bengal near latitude 12.5°N and longitude 86.4°E, about 870 km nearly south of Paradip (Odisha). To intensify further into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm (ESCS) in the next six hours,” the IMD said in a tweet on Monday.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has sent its 10 teams to Odisha and seven teams to West Bengal in view of the approaching Cyclone Amphan.

(With inputs from agencies)

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