Designated a super cyclone, Amphan weakened after making landfall. The death toll continues to rise in India and Bangladesh after destructive Cyclone Amphan pounded both countries with ferocious winds, inundating storm surge and flooding rain in recent days. A 1999 super cyclone killed nearly 10,000 people in India’s Odisha state, eight years after a typhoon, tornadoes and flooding killed 139,000 in Bangladesh. TIMEFRAME expected from 5/23/2020, 12:00 AM until 5/30/2020, 11:59 PM (Asia/Dhaka The cyclone came with a storm surge that spread inland. At least seven killed as Cyclone Amphan makes landfall on May 20; further strong winds, heavy rain, storm surge, flooding, and associated disruptions likely in the near term. KOLKATA/DHAKA: The most powerful cyclone to strike eastern India and Bangladesh in over a decade killed at least 84 people, officials said, as … Cyclone Amphan causes fatalities and infrastructural damage in coastal districts as of May 22; continuing disruptions to be expected in the coming days.

Moving inland through Bangladesh, it was downgraded to a cyclonic storm by the Indian weather office, and it … Bangladesh evacuated about 2 million people to more than 12,000 cyclone shelters, and while social distancing was the goal, given the coronavirus pandemic, it was presenting a huge challenge. Bangladesh: Cyclone Amphan causes fatalities and infrastructural damage in coastal districts May 22 /update 4. A storm surge is a massive wall of ocean water in large weather systems that result in killing many people and animals. Bangladesh: Cyclone Amphan causes fatalities and infrastructural damage in coastal districts May 20 /update 3. In the southwestern region of Bangladesh, super-cyclone caused a five feet surge that destroyed embankments and … A 1999 super cyclone killed nearly 10,000 people in India's Odisha state, eight years after a typhoon, tornadoes and flooding killed 139,000 in Bangladesh.