Amphan intensifies into a ‘supercyclonic storm’

With the cyclone Amphan over Bay of Bengal intensifying into a ‘super cyclonic storm’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed response preparedness as well as evacuation plans of disaster management authorities ahead of its landfall close to Sundarbans on Wednesday afternoon-evening. The super cyclonic storm is expected to have windspeeds of 230-240 kmph gusting to 265 kmph.

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