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  • Cyclone Amphan makes landfall near India, Bangladesh after millions evacuate

    05/20/2020 6:54:06 AM PDT · by texas booster · 7 replies
    France 24 ^ | 05/20/2020 - 08:26 | France 24 Staff
    The Bay of Bengal's fiercest cyclone in decades slammed ashore along the coastlines of India and Bangladesh on Wednesday after more than 2.6 million people fled to shelters in a mass evacuation made even more challenging by the coronavirus pandemic. Cyclone Amphan, the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane, was packing winds of up to 170 kilometres (105 miles) per hour with maximum gusts of 190 kph (118 mph). Authorities warned it could cause extensive damage to flimsy houses and a storm surge could push seawater as far as 25 kilometres inland, flooding cities including Kolkata. “The next 24 hours...