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Super Cyclone Amphan Live Updates: 40 Rescue Teams In Odisha, Bengal; Navy On Standby Due To Cyclone Amphan

Super Cyclone Amphan: Forty teams of the NDRF have been deployed in West Bengal and Odisha to deal with any emergency situation.

Super Cyclone Amphan Live Updates: 40 Rescue Teams In Odisha, Bengal; Navy On Standby Due To Cyclone Amphan

Cyclone Amphan Live Update: Cyclone Amphan is one of the fiercest storms to form over Bay of Bengal.

New Delhi:

Nearly four lakh people have been evacuated in Bengal and Odisha ahead of the expected landfall of Cyclone Amphan that may hit the Indian coast this evening. 

In Bangladesh, over two million people have been evacuated to safety to  12,078 cyclone shelters

The storm had weakened from a super cyclone to an extremely severe  cyclonic storm on Tuesday and triggered strong winds and rain in parts of Odisha and Bengal. This is the second pre-monsoon cyclone to hit India in two years and has been anticipated as one of the worst storm over Bay of Bengal in decades. 

It will hit Bengal at a time when restrictions are in place due to coronavirus. On Tuesday, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief SN Pradhan told reporters they face the "double challenge" of the coronavirus pandemic and a natural disaster.

Forty teams of the NDRF have been deployed in West Bengal and Odisha to deal with any emergency situation, Mr Pradhan said, adding that Amphan is "a second disaster coming amid COVID-19 pandemic" and it needs continuous monitoring.

Here are the Live Updates on Cyclone AMPHAN:

May 20, 2020 11:14 (IST)
May 20, 2020 10:26 (IST)
Video: Top Odisha Official Gives Updates On Cyclone Amphan
May 20, 2020 10:24 (IST)
Watch: Cyclone Amphan Triggers Strong Winds In Odisha's Kendrapara
May 20, 2020 10:16 (IST)
Cyclone Amphan: Alert Sounded In Northeast
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of IMD at Guwahati has sounded an 'alert' for Northeast India with the approaching super cyclonic storm 'Amphan'. There are high chances of the storm creating a deep depression after land fall and to hit parts of Northeast India , mostly - in Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and Sikkim on Thursday. 

May 20, 2020 10:13 (IST)
All airport operations have been suspended in Kolkata due to coronavirus till 5 am tomorrow, news agency ANI reported. 
May 20, 2020 09:48 (IST)
Cyclone Amphan Updates: Nearly One Lakh Evacuated In Odisha
As many as 1,19,075 people have been evacuated from 13 vulnerable districts of Odisha. Due to the cyclone, rainfall and strong winds are expected to batter several districts of Odisha today, news agency ANI reported.
May 20, 2020 09:27 (IST)
Cyclone Amphan Updates: Navy On High Alert
Indian Navy is on "high alert", a statement said this morning.  

"The Eastern Naval Command(ENC) has assumed high degree of readiness to render necessary humanitarian assistance. Indian Naval ships at Visakhapatnam are standing-by to proceed to the most affected areas to undertake Humanitarian Aid Distress Relief (HADR), evacuation, logistic support including providing medical aid. These ships are embarked with additional divers, doctors, inflatable rubber boats and relief material that include food, tentage, clothes, medicines, blankets etc, in sufficient quantities. Additionally, twenty Rescue Teams with Gemini Boats and medical teams are also kept ready for augmenting rescue and relief efforts in Odisha and West Bengal.  Naval aircraft are also standing by at the Naval Air Stations INS Dega at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and INS Rajali at Arakkonam, Tamilnadu to undertake reconnaissance, rescue, and casualty evacuation if required," the statement said. 
May 20, 2020 09:09 (IST)
Cyclone AMPHAN: Massive Devastation Expected In Coastal Areas
Massive devastation is expected since the coastal areas that will be impacted are densely populated. The IMD anticipates extensive damage to houses and potential threat from flying objects. Rail and road traffic will also be disrupted. 

May 20, 2020 09:07 (IST)
May 20, 2020 09:00 (IST)
In Bangladesh, over two million people have been evacuated to safety to  12,078 cyclone shelters. 
May 20, 2020 08:49 (IST)
Video: NDRF Teams Evacuating People To Safety In Odisha
May 20, 2020 08:47 (IST)
Superfacts On Cyclone Amphan
Amphan is the equivalent of a Category-5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, according to US space agency NASA. The space agency's Aqua satellite passed over the Indian Ocean on Monday and gathered water vapor data that showed the intensity of powerful tropical cyclone.
 
The storm was formed over south-east Bay of Bengal on Saturday evening (May 16).  "It was designated Tropical Cyclone 01B. Overnight, it quickly strengthened to hurricane force," NASA said. 

May 20, 2020 08:47 (IST)
Superfacts On Cyclone Amphan
Amphan is the equivalent of a Category-5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, according to US space agency NASA. The space agency's Aqua satellite passed over the Indian Ocean on Monday and gathered water vapor data that showed the intensity of powerful tropical cyclone.
 
The storm was formed over south-east Bay of Bengal on Saturday evening (May 16).  "It was designated Tropical Cyclone 01B. Overnight, it quickly strengthened to hurricane force," NASA said. 

May 20, 2020 08:46 (IST)
At 8 am, the storm lay centered 125 km near east-southeast of Odisha's Paradip  and 225 km south of Digha in West Bengal 

May 20, 2020 08:44 (IST)
Video: Ahead Of Likely Landfall, Strong Winds In Odisha's Balasore Triggered By Cyclone Amphan
May 20, 2020 08:42 (IST)
Cyclone Amphan: Kolkata On Red Alert Due To The Storm
May 20, 2020 08:31 (IST)
Cyclone Amphan Triggers Strong Winds, High Tides In Odisha's Balasore
May 20, 2020 08:21 (IST)
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