Amphan cyclone expected to hit North Bay of Bengal on May 20: IMD Scientist

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Published on May 18, 2020 - Duration: 01:13s

Amphan cyclone expected to hit North Bay of Bengal on May 20: IMD Scientist

In view of the impending cyclone Amphan, Umashankar Das, Senior Scientist of IMD Bhubaneswar said that now Amphan cyclone is moving at the speed of 12 km per hour, but when it will cross West Bay of Bengal and enters North Bay of Bengal in Odisha, Bangladesh, West Bengal coast area, it is expected that the movement of sever cyclonic storm will increase drastically.

It is expected that it will hit on May 20 after noon.


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