Energy & Science
South Asia Storm Kills 84, Snaps Power to 5.5 Million Homes
- Amphan was biggest cyclone over Bay of Bengal in two decades
- Kolkata airport in West Bengal flooded due to heavy rainfall
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The biggest cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal in two decades wrecked havoc along India’s east coast and in Bangladesh, killing dozens of people, flooding low-lying areas and affecting power supply.
Amphan is likely to continue to move north-northeastward and weaken further into a depression on Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department. The storm, which started as a category 5 hurricane and made landfall Wednesday, will carry sustained wind speeds of 30 to 40 kilometers (19-25 miles) per hour, which may rise to 50 kilometers per hour, it said.