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Cyclone Amphan kills at least 22 people in Bangladesh and India
  • The hardest cyclone ever received is the one linking India with Bangladesh in the Bengal Sea. When it reached the west of the Bengal Sea, it killed at least 15 people, despite the evacuation of more than three million people.
Maria Ortega Zubiate @ortegazubiate 2020ko maiatzaren 21
Zikloiak etxerik gabe utzitako herritar bat. Argazkia: Noticieros Televisa.

Wind up to 270 kilometres per hour and heavy rains have reached India and Bangladesh, where there will also be storms. He has made his first stop in the Sunsarbans region, on the border between India and Bangladesh, in Pennsylvania. From this territory of four million inhabitants, the hurricane has headed north-east and has approached the city. Despite the fact that Governments have initiated the evacuation of the population, security and distancing measures driven by the crisis of the pandemic have hampered the implementation of shelters.

 

 

 

Map of the Sea of Bengal, marked by the territory most affected by Cyclone Amphan. Photo: AccuWeather.

 

 

The Indian meteorology department expects shipwreck to occur between 10 and 15 kilometres off the island ' s coast. He adds that the risk has not yet passed and that there may be chubascos of up to 300 mm, increasing the risk of floods and landfalls. Since the natural disaster response service in India, they have pointed out that the impact of the cyclone has been “destructive”, especially in poorer remedies.

The CNN media keeps track of the address of the cyclone, which can be consulted on its website.