Heavy rain and strong wind battered coastal Odisha districts as the super cyclone Amphan hurtled towards the coast on Wednesday morning. Trees were uprooted and power infrastructure suffered damage following strong wind.
The port town of Paradip recorded the highest wind speed of 106 kmph followed by Chandbali with 74 kmph, Balasore 59 kmph and Bhubaneswar 56 kmph. The cyclone is expected to have maximum impact between noon and evening.
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Cargo flight operations at Kolkata Airport suspended till 5 a.m. Thursday
Cargo and evacuation flight operations at the Kolkata airport have been suspended till 5 am of Thursday due to the cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’, airport officials said.
“Due to the cyclone, flight operations at