Cyclone Amphan

How Bangladesh fought twin perils of coronavirus and cyclone: PM writes in Guardian

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, jointly with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen has written an article in The Guardian, saying that Bangladesh can offer lessons for others facing dangers like super cyclone Amphan and Covid-19.
Amphan aftermath: damages in east Sundarbans worth Tk 1.67 crore

Cyclone Amphan causes damages worth Tk 1.67 crore in the eastern part of Sundarbans, under Bagerhat district, according to the Bangladesh Forest Department.
EU announces 1.1m euro to minimise Bangladesh’s Amphan damages

European Union (EU) has decided to provide 1.1 million euro to Bangladesh for helping recover damages triggered by cyclone Amphan last week.
Bangladeshi barge sinks in West Bengal river

A Bangladeshi barge carrying fly ash sank in a river in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district today after hitting a submerged pontoon jetty damaged by cyclone Amphan.
Amphan aftermath: A trail of devastation in Khulna’s Koyra upazila

Cyclone Amphan has devastated Koyra upazila in Khulna district, leaving the marks of its fury at every corner of the upazila.
Cyclone Amphan: ten percent mangoes of the country damaged

One lakh twenty thousand metric tonnes of mango, which amounts to ten percent of the country’s annual production, was damaged in the gusty winds brought by the mighty Cyclone Amphan.
Ctg Port resumes operations

All types of operations including loading, unloading and delivery have resumed at Chittagong Port hours after cyclone Amphan hit the country’s coastal areas yesterday and eventually weakened into a land depression.
Amphan aftermath: 1 crore consumers with no electricity

Around one crore consumers around the country have been out of electricity coverage, following the lashing of Cyclone Amphan.
Amphan floods houses, fish enclosures; destroys WDB embankment in Bagerhat

The embankment of 35/1 polder of Water Development Board (WDB) in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat collapses in many places after being hit by super cyclone Amphan.
Nine dead as cyclone Amphan lashes Bangladesh

A total of nine people have been killed in seven districts of the country as super cyclone Amphan battered Bangladesh’s south-western part in the early hours of today morning.
Amphan weakens into land depression; Maritime ports asked to lower signal to 3

Maritime ports of Mongla, Payra, Chattogramand Cox’s Bazar have been advised to lower local cautionary signal number to three as cyclone Amphan has weakened into a land depression, said a Met office bulletin.
Cyclone Amphan strikes Bangladesh’s coasts

Extremely severe cyclone Amphan has started crossing Bangladesh’s coastal districts, particularly the nearby areas of Sundarbans, with strong winds of over up to 180km per hour.
Child dies after branch of tree falls during storm

A five-year-old child died this evening while on the way to a cyclone centre in Galachipa upazila of Patuakhali.
Cyclone Amphan: Shipping Ministry opens control room

The Shipping Ministry has launched a control room to deal with various issues centering cyclone Amphan.
Cyclone Amphan: over 24 lakh people evacuated, state minister says

The government has evacuated about 24,08,819 people in coastal districts of the country as super cyclone “Amphan” is likely to make landfall in Bangladesh tonight.
Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in West Bengal

Extremely severe cyclone Amphan today slammed into the coastal districts of West Bengal, India, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. At the time of filing this story, there was no immediate reports of loss of lives.
50 cyclone shelters ready in Cox's Bazar: IOM

Some 50 multipurpose shelters have been prepared, while 256 cyclone preparation programme volunteer units have provided early warning messages to the communities in the Rohingya camps as cyclone Amphan is unlikely to hit Cox's Bazar district.
Cyclone Preparedness Programme leader missing in Patuakhali boat capsize

A leader of a local Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) goes missing after a boat capsized in a canal in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali under the influence of super cyclone storm Amphan.
Amphan approaching with 15ft high storm surge

Amphan, one of the strongest cyclones formed in the Bay of Bengal, is likely to hit Bangladesh’s coast with the maximum storm surge of 15 feet height above normal astronomical tide.
Cyclone Amphan: Ctg port on highest security alert

Chattogram Port has been put on alert number 4 -- its highest security alert -- after the Meteorological Department issued danger signal number nine at the port due to super cyclone Amphan.
West Bengal forest dept to keep tigers away from human settlements after Amphan

As extremely severe cyclone Amphan is set to make landfall, forest authorities in West Bengal, India keep a close watch on the protection of Royal Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans.
Double blow for Bangladesh: Strongest storm ever recorded in Bay of Bengal amid a pandemic

When Bangladesh is struggling to fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic, another catastrophe is heading towards the country’s coastal areas in the form of super cyclone Amphan, bringing a double blow to the impoverished people as well as the economy of the nation.
Cyclone Amphan may make landfall tomorrow afternoon

The super cyclone Amphan is likely to make landfall in Bangladesh tomorrow afternoon.
Amphan: People being evacuated in Chattogram

District administration in Chattogram started evacuating people from five vulnerable upazilas since this morning to combat the strongest cyclone, Amphan, ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal.
Super cyclone Amphan: BIWTC suspends ferry services

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has suspended ferry services on different routes due to super cyclone Amphan, which is likely to hit Bangladesh by Wednesday afternoon/evening.
Amphan: 303 medical teams and 26,213 volunteers on standby in Khulna coast

Some 303 medical teams and 26,213 volunteers are ready in three coastal districts -- Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira -- to face any situation over super cyclone storm Amphan.
Amphan: All vessels shifted from Ctg port jetties

All the vessels anchored at different jetties of Chattogram port have been sent to the deep sea as safety measures ahead of approaching cyclone Amphan.
Amphan now 725km off Bangladesh’s coast

The super cyclonic storm "Amphan" is laying over west-central Bay and adjoining area and moving north and northeast-wards.
Why the cyclone is called ‘Amphan’

The name of the severe cyclonic storm “Amphan” was decided even before it had formed. It was given by Thailand back in 2004.
‘Amphan’ likely to cross Bangladesh coast between Tuesday and Wednesday

The severe cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’ may cross Bangladesh coast, between Khulna-Chattogram, between Tuesday late night and Wednesday evening.