Cyclone Amphan
North Indian Ocean cyclone in 2020
Cyclone Amphan
Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Eastern India, specifically in West Bengal and Odisha, and in Bangladesh, in May 2020. It was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the Ganges Delta. It was the strongest tropical cyclone to hit India since 1999. It was a rare cyclone that lashed northern Bangladesh from Rajshahi to Rangpur in the early hours of 21 May with strong winds. It caused severe damage to mango production of Rajshahi and Rangpur. It was also the fourth super cyclone that hit West Bengal and Kolkata, causing at least 133 fatalities and forcing the evacuation of over 4 million people. The storm severely disrupted power and telecommunication networks, leaving Kolkata and surrounding rural districts (such as North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas) without electricity for over a week, while storm surges breached coastal embankments and caused extensive saltwater intrusion in the Sundarbans. Causing...
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