'Amphan' intensifies into super cyclone, heavy rain to hit coastal Odisha by evening
Published By : Sourabha Parida | May 18, 2020 5:48 PM
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New Delhi, May 18: The India Meteorological Department on Monday said that extremely severe cyclonic storm "Amphan" over the west and central parts of Bay of Bengal has intensified into a "super cyclone" with wind speed above 200 km per hour. Due to the weather condition, heavy rainfall is expected to hit coastal Odisha by Monday evening and West Bengal's coast the following day, IMD's director general Mrutyunjaya Mohapatra said. The super cyclone currently lay centred at about 770 km south of Odisha's Paradip, 920 km south-southwest of West Bengal's Digha and 1,040 km south-southwest of Bangladesh's Khepupara. It is very likely to move nearly northwards for some more time and then north-northeastwards across northwest Bay of Bengal and cross West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts between Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya islands in Bangladesh close to Sundarbans during the or afternoon evening of May 20. The IMD has issued an orange alert for coastal West Bengal and Odisha, where it said widespread damage is expected. The weather agency said that there could be extensive damage to kutcha and old or damaged pucca constructions, uprooting of communications and power transmission poles, disruption of rail and road links, crops and plantations is expected. Large boats, ships can also get torn from moorings. (with IANS inputs)
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