Amphan cyclone is up to make its landfall today. See how this cyclone could make coronavirus outbreak more vigorous to the people who live in coastal regions.
Indian Meteorological Department
Amphan cyclone is causing the governments of India and Bangladesh to evacuate millions of people from the coastal regions as it has been declared by the Indian Meteorological Department as a super cyclone.
It is expected that the amphan cyclone will landfall today with a rate of 185 kmph. India's weather department has predicted that the waves caused could be as high as 10-16 feet (more than 3-5 meters).
20 relief teams have been set active in the coastal regions as it is a major cause of concern during the outbreak of coronavirus.
Officials in Bangladesh fear that it would be the most powerful storm after Cyclone Sidr which killed about 3,500 people in 2007. Bangladesh's disaster management minister has told that they are preparing to evacuate about two million people safely. The evacuated people are suffering without shelters.
This would be the first super cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal since 1999 a super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast and killed more than 9,000 people.
The civilians also should be guarded against the pandemic as West Bengal and Bangladesh are one of the most populated regions in the world which in turn could make the spread of virus more severe.
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