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Cyclone Amphan: Here's what landfall means
Fyi | May 21, 2020, 01:12 PM ISTCyclone Amphan landfall has left at least 14 people dead in India and eight dead in Bangladesh, news agency AP reported. Here's what landfall means:
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More than 5 Lakh people have been evacuated in WB and 1,58,640 people in Odisha, says NDRF chief
News | May 20, 2020, 04:58 PM ISTAmphan Cyclone: Based on experiences during cyclone FANI, all the teams are equipped with tree cutters/pole cutters for post landfall restoration, if need arises, says SN Pradhan, NDRF chief
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The landfall process of Cyclone Amphan commenced since 2:30 PM, will continue for about 4 hours
News | May 20, 2020, 04:14 PM ISTNDRF personnel clear electricity wires and uprooted trees off the road between Digha in East Midnapore district and Odisha border.
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Odisha woman delivers baby in fire service vehicle during cyclone Amphan
India | May 20, 2020, 05:39 PM ISTA woman gave birth to a girl inside a fire service vehicle in Odisha's Kendrapara district amidst gusty winds and heavy rainfall during cyclone Amphan on Wednesday, said an official.
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Amphan Cyclone: NDRF conduct awareness drive in WB's East Midnapore
News | May 19, 2020, 11:24 PM ISTNational Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel made announcements for people in Digha of East Midnapore district, as a part of their awareness drive, ahead of the landfall of Amphan Cyclone.
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Cyclone Amphan: Indian Coast Guard issue alerts over broadcast through Remote Operating Station in Odisha
News | May 19, 2020, 11:22 PM ISTIndian Coast Guard, through Remote Operating Station in Paradeep, is issuing alerts over broadcast for merchant vessels, international vessels and fishing boats, asking them to stay away from sea.
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Amphan Cyclone: Telecom Secretary assures generation of SMS alerts for evacuation
News | May 19, 2020, 09:59 PM ISTTelecom Department Secretary Anshu Prakash on Amphan Cyclone's effect on telecommunication said that SMS alerts will be generated to people in affected districts, for evacuation.
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With wind speed of 200-240 kmph, Amphan Cyclone moving towards north-westward: IMD
News | May 19, 2020, 09:09 PM ISTIMD Chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Amphan Cyclone said that this is the most intense cyclone which has been formed in Bay of Bengal after 1999.
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Cyclone Amphan: People in Odisha's coastal areas shifted to shelter homes
News | May 19, 2020, 11:14 AM ISTIn view of the impending cyclone Amphan, residents from coastal areas in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur were shifted to shelter homes.
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Cyclone Amphan: 6 West Bengal districts including Kolkata, Hooghly, others brace for severe storm
India | May 19, 2020, 11:29 AM ISTCyclone Amphan has turned into super-storm which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening and may impact two coastal region states including West Bengal and Odisha. The Meteorological (MeT) Department has issued an "orange message" for West Bengal, warned of extensive damage in Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah, South and North 24 Parganas and East Midnapore districts.
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ALERT: Amphan intensifies into extremely severe cyclonic storm; NDRF on standby
Fyi | May 18, 2020, 11:27 AM ISTCyclonic storm Amphan, that has been brewing in the Bay of Bengal has intensified further into an extremely severe cyclonic storm and is likely to become Super Cyclone, India's Met Department (IMD) has warned. The cyclonic storm Amphan is likely to hit the coastal districts of West Bengal, Odisha and many parts of Bangladesh.
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Cyclone alert for West Bengal, Odisha as 'Amphan' intensifies
India | May 18, 2020, 10:16 AM ISTThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a cyclone alert for West Bengal and north Odisha coasts as an extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Amphan' was over the central parts of the South Bay of Bengal and adjoining central Bay of Bengal.
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Cyclone 'Amphan' likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm in Odisha's Bhubaneswar
News | May 17, 2020, 07:49 PM ISTThe cyclone 'Amphan' is likely to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hours, according to Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre.
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Cyclone 'Amphan': NDRF deploys 17 teams in Odisha, West Bengal
India | May 17, 2020, 03:14 PM ISTSeventeen teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Odisha and West Bengal in view of the approaching cyclone 'Amphan', the chief of the force said on Sunday.
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Weather ALERT! AMPHAN brewing into severe cyclonic storm, to hit West Bengal coast by May 20
India | May 17, 2020, 10:44 AM ISTCyclonic storm 'Amphan' brewing over Southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood is likely to to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours and into a very severe cyclonic storm.
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Low pressure over Bay of Bengal intensifies into depression: MeT
India | May 16, 2020, 02:16 PM ISTThe well-marked low-pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on Saturday morning, laying centred around 1,100 km south of Paradip in Odisha, the MeT department said.
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Cyclone Amphan: 12 Odisha districts on storm alert
India | May 15, 2020, 03:57 PM ISTThe Odisha government on Friday asked 12 district collectors in the coastal region to remain prepared as a cyclonic storm 'Amphan' is brewing over the Bay of Bengal. Chief secretary Asit Tripathy on Friday held a review meeting to ensure all precautionary measures are in place to face any eventuality that may arise due to the cyclone.
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IMD issues names for upcoming cyclones in 13 countries
India | Apr 29, 2020, 07:37 AM ISTThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday released a detailed list of names of tropical cyclones over north Indian Ocean, including the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean.
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Cyclone near Africa to bring rain in Gujrat, fishermen warned
India | Dec 06, 2019, 03:47 PM ISTDue to the cyclonic storm 'Pawan' near Africa, Fishermen in Gujrat advised refrain from venturing into the area because of unseasonal rain for the next two days.
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Arabian Sea witnesses maximum cyclonic disturbances in 2019
India | Dec 05, 2019, 06:39 AM ISTThe yearly average for the area is 1.7. Compared to the Arabian Sea, the activity over the Bay of Bengal has been subdued, with three cyclones recorded so far against the average four every year, the IMD said.