India, Bangladesh brace as super cyclone is poised for landfall

India, Bangladesh brace as super cyclone is poised for landfall

India and Bangladesh are evacuating millions before the path of Tropical Cyclone Amphan.

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RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN India and Bangladesh are evacuating millions before the path of Tropical Cyclone Amphan, which is expected to make imminent landfall on the evening of May 20.

Amphan is the second-ever super cyclone on record to hit the Bay of Bengal.

The powerful storm was sustaining an airspeed of 172 km per hour at the time of report.

Citing India's weather department, the BBC reports the storm will bring a 3 to 5-meter surge, and the authorities have called on fishing boats to stay ashore.

The U.S. Pacific Center says up to 33.6 million people in India and 5.3 million people in Bangladesh are exposed to the storm, with capital exposures of up to $273.9 billion.

The cyclone will likely fall on the India-Bangladesh border and the projected path will bring the storm near the Indian city of Kolkata.

More than 14 million people reside in this densely populated urban center.

RUNDOWN SHOWS: 1.

Tropical Cyclone Amphan is expected to strike India and Bangladesh 2.

The storm's sustained airspeed and surge dangers 3.

Population exposure in India and Bangladesh 4.

Kolkata with 14 million people is threatened by the cyclone VOICEOVER (in English): "India and Bangladesh are evacuating millions before the path of Tropical Cyclone Amphan, which is expected to make imminent landfall on the evening of May 20." "Amphan is the second-ever super cyclone on record to hit the Bay of Bengal.

The powerful storm was sustaining an airspeed of 172 km per hour at the time of report." "Citing India's weather department, the BBC reports the storm will bring a 3 to 5-meter surge, and the authorities have called on fishing boats to stay ashore." "The U.S. Pacific Center says up to 33.6 million people in India and 5.3 million people in Bangladesh are exposed to the storm, with capital exposures of up to $273.9 billion." "The cyclone will likely fall on the India-Bangladesh border and the projected path will bring the storm near the Indian city of Kolkata." "More than 14 million people reside in this densely populated urban center." SOURCES: BBC, CNN, U.S. Pacific Disaster Center https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52718826 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/19/asia/super-cyclone-amphan-india-banglash-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.pdc.org/wp-content/uploads/PDC_TC_Amphan_Wind_Impacts_ADV11_18MAY20_2100UTC.pdf *** For story suggestions please contact tips@nextanimation.com.tw For technical and editorial support, please contact: Asia: +61 2 93 73 1841 Europe: +44 20 7542 7599 Americas and Latam: +1 800 738 8377