Forecasters warned of extensive damage from high winds, heavy rainfall, tidal waves and some flooding in crowded cities, already suffering during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The cyclone had winds of 220-230 kilometers per hour and is forecast to weaken before it makes landfall around India’s West Bengal state and Bangladesh. Authorities in Bangladesh warned that the cyclone could flood vast swaths of southwestern and southern areas. Junior Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman said evacuations had begun in the southwest, where residents of Satkhira district, which was devastated by a 2009 cyclone, will be moved to shelters.
Amphan's winds were whirling as far as 700 kilometers from its eye as it approached land. It is forecast to pass between the seaside resort town of Digha in India’s West Bengal state and Hatiya Island in Bangladesh with a weaker wind speed of 165 to 175 kph .
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