Amphan als categorie 2 orkaan aan land

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Tropische cycloon Amphan (tropische cycloon in feite hetzelfde als orkaan en tyfoon) heeft zojuist landfall gemaakt bij de Indiase miljoenenstad Calcutta. Het was gisteren nog een categorie 5 orkaan op de golf van Bengalen, inmiddels is het gelukkig afgezwakt naar een categorie 2 orkaan. Nog steeds is de delta in deze regio zeer kwetsbaar voor orkanen. Net zoals West- en Noord-Nederland ligt de delta van Bangladesh op of net enkele meters boven zeeniveau, enkel ontbreekt het hier aan een budget voor een hele kustverdediging, dus de stormvloed kan hier ver het dichtbevolkte land opdringen.

Update EU - rampenmonitor
Tropical Cyclone AMPHAN continues towards India's Odisha and West Benagal States and southern Bangladesh's Barisal Division. 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.
According to media reports, national authorities in India are evacuating 1.1 to 1.2 million people from Odisha and from West Bengal, while 2 million in Bangladesh.
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.
A red alert for heavy rain and thuderstorms is in effect over West Bengal (India) and a storm surge and wind warnings over coastal districts of Bangladesh over the next 24 hours.

Gevaar schuilt in de combinatie van:
- Wind
- Hoge waterstand in rivieren door zware regenval
- Hoge waterstand in kustgebieden door stormvloed


 

#Amphan moved ashore with winds of 155-165 km/h (96-102 mph) & gusts to 185 km/h (114 mph) near Sunderbans from 1530-1730, IST. Maximum winds at #Kolkata was 112 km/h (70 mph) with rainfall of 67.4 mm (2.65") since 0830, IST. Paradip had rainfall of 88.9 mm (3.50"). pic.twitter.com/W8MZ0NmtCG

— Jason Nicholls (@jnmet) May 20, 2020

Electric outage in Phool Bagan, Kolkata caused due to the cyclone. Please pray for the ones who are not fortunate enough to have proper shelter in these challenging times. #CycloneAmphan #CycloneAmphanUpdate #AmphanSuperCyclone #Amphan pic.twitter.com/Lx2FsOyc0e

— Akshay (@TheAkshayBothra) May 20, 2020

#CycloneAmphan#Amphan To my brothers and sisters in Bengal and Odisha, please stay strong. My heartfelt prayers for this to tide over quickly and for everyone to be safe. pic.twitter.com/sBuHto5w85

— Ashish Shukla (@Ashish_Shukla2) May 20, 2020

West Bengal coast between Digha and Hatiya across Sunderban. Half of eye has entered to the land.

????Watch the Fury of #CycloneAmphan at Kachuberia jetty near Namkhana in South 24 Paraganas district of #WestBengal
#Report: ,@airnews_kolkata pic.twitter.com/gb3BZScpbd

— Raja Raidas (@RaidasRaja) May 20, 2020

#CycloneAmphan makes #Landfall : the fury of #Amphan near Digha, West Bengal
Video credit : Shamit Bhoumik@PIBBhubaneswar #CycloneAmphanUpdate pic.twitter.com/F8UtWrLuxM

— Green Planet News (www.greenplanetmagazine.in) (@GreenPlanetMag1) May 20, 2020

| Gewijzigd: 20 mei 2020, 19:59 uur, door Thijs.