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The storm, the first super cyclone in the area since 1999, is forecast to cause deadly storm rises, extreme flooding and mudslides.
India’s weather department stated in an afternoon update that Amphan was making landfall in a process that would take numerous hours.
Amphan is then expected to move even more into Bangladesh on Thursday, and later Bhutan.
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People are taking shelter in Kolkata as the cyclone techniques.
The storm was the very first incredibly cyclone in the Bay of Bengal since one in 1999 that killed thousands of people however its winds have because compromised slightly, according to BBC Weather condition. Indian authorities stated the existing wind speed in the Sundarbans was 160-170 km/h (100-106 pmh), with gusts of approximately 190 km/h – equivalent to a Classification 3 cyclone.
A Bangladesh Red Crescent volunteer helping villagers to evacuate became the very first fatality after the boat he was in capsized in strong winds, the organisation said.
