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One death reported in Odisha's Bhadrak, cause unknown: Special Relief Comm
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 20 (ANI): PK Jena, Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha, on Wednesday informed that one casualty has been reported in Bhadrak and a medical team has been deployed after which the exact cause of death will be ascertained.
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Cyclone Amphan: Power supply cut off in North and South 24 Parganas of Wes
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): Power supply has been cut off in North and South 24 Parganas of West Bengal as per Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's orders in view of the super cyclone.
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Bangladesh evacuates 1 million people ahead of Amphan landfall
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 20 (ANI): Around one million people have been evacuated from Bangladesh coastal region in the run-up to Cyclone Amphan, which is expected to hit the country's coast on Wednesday evening.
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Cyclone Amphan: More than 5 lakh people in West Bengal, over 1.5 lakh in O
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): More than 5 lakh people have been evacuated in West Bengal and 1,58,640 people in Odisha in view of cyclone Amhpan, said SN Pradhan, chief of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday.
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Landfall of Cyclone Amphan begins, to continue for 4 hrs: IMD Bhubaneswar
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 20 (ANI): The landfall process of Cyclone Amphan has commenced since 2.30 pm on Wednesday and it will continue for about four hours, said Director of Indian Meteorological Department, Bhubaneswar Centre, HR Biswas.
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Odisha, West Bengal evacuated 1.5 lakh, 3.3 lakh people ahead of Amphan la
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General SN Pradhan on Wednesday said that Odisha and West Bengal have evacuated nearly 1.5 lakh and 3.3 lakh people respectively ahead of the landfall of cyclone Amphan today.
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Indian Navy on high alert for relief efforts in wake of Cyclone Amphan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): In the wake of Cyclone Amphan, the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) is monitoring the developments in the Bay of Bengal closely and ships at Visakhapatnam have been kept on standby to proceed to affected areas to undertake humanitarian aid,
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Cyclone Amphan: All operations at Kolkata Airport suspended till 5 am on T
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): In view of cyclone Amphan, all operations at Kolkata airport, including special flights, have been suspended till 5 am on Thursday.
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More than 1.37 lakh people evacuated across Odisha in wake of Cyclone Amph
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 20 (ANI): The next six to eight hours are going to be crucial as Cyclone Amphan is likely to make landfall on Wednesday near Sunderbans in West Bengal, according to Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha, who added that upwards of 1.37 lakh people have been
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Cyclone Amphan: Uprooted trees block roads in Odisha's Bhadrak district
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], May 20 (ANI): Many trees were uprooted in Bhadrak on Wednesday after strong winds and rainfall battered the district as cyclone Amphan advanced towards the Indian coast.
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Over 1 lakh evacuated in Odisha as cyclone Amphan hurtles towards Bengal c
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 20 (ANI): As many as 1,19,075 people have been evacuated from 13 vulnerable districts of Odisha as Cyclone Amphan is expected to make landfall on Wednesday between Digha in West Bengal and Hatia Island in Bangladesh.
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West Bengal: 19 NDRF teams on ground ahead of cyclone Amphan landfall
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): Ninteen teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in West Bengal in view of the approaching cyclone Amphan.
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