Cyclone Amphan Alert

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday applauded the courage of the people of West Bengal and Odisha in facing cyclone Amphan, which devastated the two states earlier this month, and said the country stands united with them.

Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, is likely to hit Bengal this evening between 4 and 6 PM. Amphan weakened from a super cyclone to an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" on Tuesday, causing strong winds and heavy rain in parts of Odisha and Bengal as it advanced towards the Indian coast. This afternoon, the stor...

The Assam government on Tuesday issued a "high alert" over cyclone "Amphan" and directed the state disaster management authority to set up a control room to deal with the situation.

Cyclone Amphan along with the coronavirus fight pose a double challenge for the country, National Disaster Response Force chief SN Pradhan said today, as he detailed preparations ahead of the mega storm expected to hit India's coast tomorrow afternoon. Millions are being evacuated from the low-lying areas of West Bengal and Odisha for the super-cyc...

As Cyclone Amphan is approaching, the Odisha government has started the process to broadcast an SMS based alert system and play tower siren to evacuate people in the districts, which are expected to suffer the most due to the cyclone, said State Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Pradeep Jena, on Tuesday.

Super cyclone Amphan is likely to hit Bengal tomorrow as an extremely severe cyclonic storm at a time when restrictions are in place due to coronavirus pandemic, which has increased challenges for the national disaster management body - the National Disaster Response Force. The state governments in Bengal and Odisha have been asked to suspend rail...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting after two states - Odisha and West Bengal - were alerted about Cyclone Amphan, which many hit Bengal in the next 24 hours, according to the weather office.

Cyclone Amphan turned in to a "super cyclonic storm" on Monday morning, the weather office said, hours after it intensified in to an "extremely severe cyclonic storm". Two states- Bengal and Odisha - have been alerted over the storm, which is expected to make a landfall in Bengal on Wednesday. "The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm 'AMPHAN' (pronoun...

Two states- Bengal and Odisha- have been alerted about Cyclone AMPHAN, which turned into an "extremely severe" overnight. The storm is likely to make a landfall in Bengal on Wednesday.

A cyclone alert has been sounded in West Bengal and Odisha as AMPHAN intensified into an "extremely severe" storm overnight, the weather office said. Itis expected to make a landfall in Bengal on Wednesday.

The Odisha government has asked the administration of its 12 coastal districts to remain in a state of preparedness to deal with any eventuality in the wake of cyclone 'Amphan', a senior official said today.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cyclone alert across coastal Bay of Bengal as a well-marked low-pressure over the bay is likely to intensify into a depression and a cyclonic storm. The cyclone will be named "Amphan".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday applauded the courage of the people of West Bengal and Odisha in facing cyclone Amphan, which devastated the two states earlier this month, and said the country stands united with them.

Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, is likely to hit Bengal this evening between 4 and 6 PM. Amphan weakened from a super cyclone to an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" on Tuesday, causing strong winds and heavy rain in parts of Odisha and Bengal as it advanced towards the Indian coast. This afternoon, the stor...

The Assam government on Tuesday issued a "high alert" over cyclone "Amphan" and directed the state disaster management authority to set up a control room to deal with the situation.

Cyclone Amphan along with the coronavirus fight pose a double challenge for the country, National Disaster Response Force chief SN Pradhan said today, as he detailed preparations ahead of the mega storm expected to hit India's coast tomorrow afternoon. Millions are being evacuated from the low-lying areas of West Bengal and Odisha for the super-cyc...

As Cyclone Amphan is approaching, the Odisha government has started the process to broadcast an SMS based alert system and play tower siren to evacuate people in the districts, which are expected to suffer the most due to the cyclone, said State Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Pradeep Jena, on Tuesday.

Super cyclone Amphan is likely to hit Bengal tomorrow as an extremely severe cyclonic storm at a time when restrictions are in place due to coronavirus pandemic, which has increased challenges for the national disaster management body - the National Disaster Response Force. The state governments in Bengal and Odisha have been asked to suspend rail...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting after two states - Odisha and West Bengal - were alerted about Cyclone Amphan, which many hit Bengal in the next 24 hours, according to the weather office.

Cyclone Amphan turned in to a "super cyclonic storm" on Monday morning, the weather office said, hours after it intensified in to an "extremely severe cyclonic storm". Two states- Bengal and Odisha - have been alerted over the storm, which is expected to make a landfall in Bengal on Wednesday. "The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm 'AMPHAN' (pronoun...

Two states- Bengal and Odisha- have been alerted about Cyclone AMPHAN, which turned into an "extremely severe" overnight. The storm is likely to make a landfall in Bengal on Wednesday.

A cyclone alert has been sounded in West Bengal and Odisha as AMPHAN intensified into an "extremely severe" storm overnight, the weather office said. Itis expected to make a landfall in Bengal on Wednesday.

The Odisha government has asked the administration of its 12 coastal districts to remain in a state of preparedness to deal with any eventuality in the wake of cyclone 'Amphan', a senior official said today.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cyclone alert across coastal Bay of Bengal as a well-marked low-pressure over the bay is likely to intensify into a depression and a cyclonic storm. The cyclone will be named "Amphan".