It was the strongest Super Cyclone ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal, but it lost much of its steam before making landfall. The Kachuberia jetty collapses at Bakkhali due to the impact of Cyclone Amphan, near Sunderbans area in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on May 20, 2020. "Our estimate is that some areas 10-15 kilometres from the coast could be inundated," Mohapatra said. Cyclone Amphan Batters West Bengal, CM Says 12 Dead in Devastation Greater than Covid-19 Impact A man covers himself with a plastic sheet in Odisha's Bhadrak district on Wednesday. Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballots. Residents carry Tapas Pramanik, 41, whose leg was broken by a falling tree as Cyclone Amphan made landfall in Midnapore, West Bengal, India, May 21, 2020. barrelled through eastern India's coastal communities, Ukraine investigates death of U.S. woman found near train tracks, Vietnam War ID tag found in Russia returned to U.S. soldier's widow.

One of the hardest-hit areas was the Indian city of Kolkata, home to around 15 million people; authorities said that the cyclone had killed at least 15 people there. In this Wednesday, May 20, 2020 photo, a boat brings people to land, as locals check an embankment before Cyclone Amphan made landfall, in Shyamnagar, Shatkhira, Bangladesh. Bangladeshi officials also said they had moved hundreds of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, living on a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal, to shelter. - At least 22 people died as the fiercest cyclone to hit parts of Bangladesh and eastern India this century sent trees flying and flattened houses, with millions crammed into shelters despite the risk of coronavirus. You may opt-out by, search of an ambulance or vehicle to take him to the hospital, following the landfall of cyclone Amphan in Khejuri area of Midnapore, West Bengal, on May 21, 2020. While more than 500,000 people in West Bengal and 158,640 people in Odisha have been evacuated, disaster management officials said they are taking extra caution in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The storm surge and heavy rains inundated some areas and flooded many of Kolkata's roads. Residents gather at a shelter in Tajpur, India.

(Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images), Impact 50: Investors Seeking Profit — And Pushing For Change, Cyclone Amphan’s Death Toll Rises to 80 in India and Bangladesh (New York Times. A man looks out at waves in Chennai, India, on May 19. A man cuts branches from an uprooted tree in Kolkata on May 21. Cyclone Amphan made landfall in West Bengal, India, near the Bangladeshi border. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Then the lights went out and the wind began to whip, sending out a sinister whistle. Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean has your FoxCast. Residents walk along a house on a flooded street in Dacope.

In Bangladesh, at least 12 people were killed and 1 million people were without power in the southern part of the country. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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This aerial photo shows flooded buildings after a dam broke in Shyamnagar, Bangladesh. NEW DELHI: Cyclone Amphan made landfall near the Sundarbans on Wednesday evening accompanied by heavy rainfall and strong wind in coastal areas of West Bengal, Odisha, and Bangladesh. Bangladesh reported 10 deaths and said 1 million people were left without power as electricity poles were toppled in south and southwestern parts of the country. A home ministry official said authorities in West Bengal and neighbouring Odisha had struggled to house thousands of evacuees as shelters were being used as coronavirus quarantine centres. People walk past a tree branch fallen in the middle of a road after Cyclone Amphan hit the region in Kolkata, India, Thursday, May 21, 2020. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Cyclone Amphan made landfall on India's east coast, near Sagar Island in West Bengal, at around 5 p.m. local time Wednesday. Men salvage items from a damaged shop in West Bengal on Thursday, May 21. Most of the deaths in India were blamed on trees falling on people or wind and water collapsing homes.

It had weakened from a super cyclone — with Category 5 strength — earlier this week to an "extremely severe cyclonic storm.". Children wear face masks at a relief camp in Paradeep, India. Please feel free to contact me via email (tsbeer7 [@] gmail.com) or Twitter (@TommyBeer). or redistributed. CLIMATE CHANGE IS INFLUENCING WHERE TROPICAL CYCLONES HAPPEN MOST FREQUENTLY, STUDY SAYS, A man covers himself with a plastic sheet and walks in the rain ahead of Cyclone Amphan landfall, at Bhadrak district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. When it made landfall, it snapped power lines, uprooted trees and damaged homes. Rescue workers in Kolkata cut tree branches that fell on a truck due to heavy winds. © 2020 CNBC LLC. A worker removes a tarp from an advertising structure in Khulna, Bangladesh. At least 72 people were killed in West Bengal state alone, and two more deaths were reported in neighboring Odisha, according to the state government. Evacuation efforts were significantly compromised by the Covid-19 outbreak (India reported its 100,000th infection this week), as some resisted packing into shelters because they feared the coronavirus. A man carries a tin sheet salvaged from the rubble of his damaged house in West Bengal, India, on Friday, May 22. Live updates: Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19, The world reacts to President Trump's coronavirus diagnosis, Trump campaign says debate structure should not be changed, House passes COVID relief bill, but it's unlikely to pass Senate, U.S. stops holding migrant children in hotels, Texas drastically limits ballot drop off sites before election, Trump administration sets refugee cap at 15,000, a record low, Hiring slowed in September with just 661,000 jobs added, Officials recruit new generation of poll workers amid pandemic, Battleground Tracker: Latest polls, state of the race and more, 5 things to know about CBS News' 2020 Battleground Tracker, CBS News coverage of voting rights issues. A man takes shelter inside a hut in India's Bhadrak district. Residents carry Tapas Pramanik (C), 41, after his leg got broken by a tree fall the night before, in ... [+] search of an ambulance or vehicle to take him to the hospital, following the landfall of cyclone Amphan in Khejuri area of Midnapore, West Bengal, on May 21, 2020. The next few days will be a major test for authorities in both India and Bangladesh, as they have to continue addressing the coronavirus pandemic, while also cleaning up from the deadly storm and getting hundreds of thousands of people out of shelters and back into devastated communities. An aircraft is parked at the flooded Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. - At least 22 people died as the fiercest cyclone to hit parts of Bangladesh and eastern India this century sent trees flying and flattened houses, with millions crammed into shelters despite the risk of coronavirus. Please feel free to contact me via email (tsbeer7 [@] gmail.com) or Twitter. “And then I realize: this isn’t dirty water falling from the sky. Local TV stations showed pictures of Kolkata airport inundated with flood water, with some hangers collapsed.

A man salvages items from his house damaged by cyclone Amphan in Midnapore, West Bengal, on May 21, ... [+] 2020. Cyclone Amphan, the first "super cyclone" to form in the Bay of Bengal since 1999, also badly damaged many centuries-old buildings when it tore through the city. A man walks along a road in India's Bhadrak district. 10 people have been confirmed dead Bangladesh, according to the governmental Health Emergency Operations Center, and at least 73 in India. The system is expected to continue weakening over the next 24 hours as it travels northeast. Parts of West Bengal and Orissa states bore the brunt of the storm.

The cyclone had … Flooding was also a problem as both storm surge and heavy rains inundated some areas and flooded a major airport. District Administration of Bhola via AFP/Getty Images. A handout photo from local officials shows residents evacuating the Dhalchar village on the Bangladeshi island of Bhola. Wind gusts over 110 miles per hour uprooted trees and damaged homes, power lines and telephone cables across much of India's West Bengal state. #CycloneAmphan #CycloneAmphanUpdate #AmphanSuperCyclone #Amphan pic.twitter.com/Lx2FsOyc0e. On Wednesday, Cyclone Amphan reached West Bengal and wreaked havoc in the state.

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It was the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal. (AP). Legal Statement. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. People carry Tapas Pramanik to receive medical treatment after his leg was broken by a fallen tree in Midnapore, India, on May 21. The low-lying country has evacuated 2.4 million people to shelters. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox.

", #TeamKolkataPolice #TeamDMG at work 24x7 to restore normalcy in #Kolkata devastated by #Amphan #WeServeAndProtect #WeCareWeDare @KolkataPolice @KPTrafficDept pic.twitter.com/M7LbyyEDPv. At least one 70-year-old man was killed by a falling tree in Bangladesh's coastal Bhola district, a police official said. At least 72 people were killed in West Bengal with two more deaths reported in neighboring Odisha, according to the state government, though that number is likely to rise. "There were heavy curtains of rain, the constant whizz of the wind was so loud that even shuttered windows made a scary noise. Legal Statement. People in Gabura, Bangladesh, gather at a cyclone center for protection before Amphan made landfall on Wednesday, May 20. Commuters make their way along the Howrah Bridge in Kolkata as it rains on May 20. Volunteers of the Cyclone Preparedness Program use a megaphone to urge residents to evacuate Dacope, Bangladesh, on May 20. Got a confidential news tip? Cyclone Amphan made landfall in eastern India, near the Bangladeshi border, on Wednesday, May 20. "Fortunately, the harvesting of the rice crop has almost been completed. Cyclone Amphan, the first "super cyclone" to form in the Bay of Bengal since 1999, also badly damaged many centuries-old buildings when it tore through the city.

Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. For reprint rights: Landfall process of cyclone 'Amphan' begins, Seven killed as cyclone Amphan hits Bangladesh coast, Cyclone Amphan will reach near Kolkata by this evening: IMD, PM Narendra Modi to chair meeting on cyclone 'Amphan', WMO applauds India Meteorological Department for its prediction of cyclone Amphan, French President writes to Modi to extend all support on Cyclone Amphan aftermath, Inciting hatred against a certain community, India's 1st Online Instant Personal Loan Marketplace, This refrigerator with AI tech is winning the market. ", Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Entire island communities just off the state's coast remained completely cut off by flooding and the downing of cables. However, officials have acknowledged that it will likely take days to discern the full extent of the deaths, injuries and damage from the cyclone. Be in the know.