Cyclone Amphan turns into super cyclonic storm; PM Modi holds review meet
Cyclone Amphan update: The IMD had also warned that the high-velocity winds could wreak havoc and cause extensive damage to mud houses and partial pucca structures

- May 19, 2020,
- Updated May 19, 2020 9:12 PM IST
Cyclone Amphan has intensified into a super cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal. West Bengal and Odisha are expected to witness intense winds till Tuesday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a review meeting on the preparedness and evacuation plans that have been drawn up by disaster management authorities ahead of Amphan cyclone's landfall on Wednesday. The super-cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon or evening.
Coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal are expected to witness wind speeds of up to 230-240 kmph gusting to 265 kmph till Tuesday evening. Heavy rainfall is also expected in the region. On Monday Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had said, "Amphan will cross West Bengal - Bangladesh coasts between Digha (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) close to Sundarbans on Wednesday as an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm' with maximum sustained wind speed of 165-175 kmph gusting to 195 kmph."
Cyclone Amphan has intensified into a super cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal. West Bengal and Odisha are expected to witness intense winds till Tuesday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a review meeting on the preparedness and evacuation plans that have been drawn up by disaster management authorities ahead of Amphan cyclone's landfall on Wednesday. The super-cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon or evening.
Coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal are expected to witness wind speeds of up to 230-240 kmph gusting to 265 kmph till Tuesday evening. Heavy rainfall is also expected in the region. On Monday Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had said, "Amphan will cross West Bengal - Bangladesh coasts between Digha (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) close to Sundarbans on Wednesday as an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm' with maximum sustained wind speed of 165-175 kmph gusting to 195 kmph."