Cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh
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.
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.
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.
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.
