According to the latest reports, 17 teams are already on standby while another 20 teams will reach their respective destinations by the end of the day. The Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ over west-central and adjoining central parts of South Bay of Bengal moved nearly northwards with a speed of 07 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centred at 1430 hours of today, May 18, 2020 over Westcentral and adjoining central parts of South Bay of Bengal, about 730 km nearly south of Paradip (Odisha), 890 km south-southwest of Digha (West Bengal) and 1010 km south-southwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh). He told West Bengal Government that as per their request, 13 teams of NDRF have already been pre-positioned in the state, 4 teams are en route and 4 teams are on standby. (UNHCR, 16 Jun 2020), According to the rapid assessment report conducted in June 2020 by Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), in West Bengal, India, 2.9 million houses were reported damaged. Times Fact ‘India Outbreak Report’ by TIMES NETWORK and Protiviti is a comprehensive analysis that highlights the impact of the pandemic in India and projects the possible number of active cases in the weeks ahead. “We hope to resume trains for coastal Odisha as soon as the cyclone subsides,” J.P Mishra told CNN. AMPHAN should make landfall over southern West Bangal (approximately 50 km south of Haldia and 100 km south of Kolkata) on 20 May, with maximum sustained winds up to 160 km/h before weakening as it moves over eastern West Bengal and western and central Bangladesh on 20-21 May. 6:45 pm: 'Odisha, West Bengal will be most affected', Odisha and West Bengal will be most affected due to super cyclonic storm 'AMPHAN'. India. Total destruction of thatched houses/ extensive damage to kutcha houses. A red alert has been issued for Gangetic West Bengal, which urges residents to take action to protect themselves from extremely heavy rainfall and severe winds. Migrant workers across India have been out of work and away from home since March 25, when a nationwide coronavirus lockdown came into effect. Curated pages dedicated to humanitarian themes and specific humanitarian crises. List of organizations that are actively providing ReliefWeb with content. Amphan has intensified into a super cyclone and is likely to cross West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts on May 20 as very severe cyclonic storm, confirmed the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). As per the latest bulletin by IMD, the fishermen are advised not to venture into west-central and adjoining central parts of south Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours, to central Bay of Bengal on 19th May and into North Bay of Bengal during 19th to 20th May 2020. He added that he does not expect the storm to hit the Rohingya refugee camp area in Cox’s Bazaar. On 20 May at 0.00 UTC its centre was 195 km south-east of Bhubaneshwar City (Odisha), and 370 km south-southwest of Kolkata (West Bengal), with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h. 11:15 pm: Railways suspend special trains on Bhubaneswar-Kharagpur route. The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in Kerala on account of the Cyclone Amphan over west-central and adjoining central parts of South Bay of Bengal moving north-north westwards, following which the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) placed 13 of the 14 districts under yellow alert.