Cyclone Amphan

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During 13 May 2020, an area of low pressure developed over the Southeastern Bay of Bengal about {{convert|1,020|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on|comma=off}} to the southeast of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.{{cite report|title=Tropical Weather Outlook for the North Indian Ocean May 13, 2020 06z|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200513/071900/A_WTIN20DEMS130719_C_RJTD_20200513072446_98.txt|access-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518154737/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200513/071900/A_WTIN20DEMS130719_C_RJTD_20200513072446_98.txt|archive-date=18 May 2020|date=13 May 2020|publisher=India Meteorological Department}}{{cite report|title=Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Indian Ocean May 13, 2020 18z|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abpwweb.txt|archive-date=18 May 2020|access-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518171103/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Analysis/Miscellaneous/20200513/180000/A_ABIO10PGTW131800_C_RJTD_20200513171946_85.txt|date=13 May 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center}} The area of low pressure was located within a favorable environment for further development with good equator-ward outflow, exceptionally warm sea surface temperatures between 32 and 34 °C recorded in the basin, and low vertical wind shear. Over the next couple of days, the system became more marked as it gradually consolidated further, with bands of deep atmospheric convection wrapping into the system's low-level center.{{cite report|title=Tropical Weather Outlook for the North Indian Ocean May 14, 2020 06z|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200513/071900/A_WTIN20DEMS130719_C_RJTD_20200513072446_98.txt|access-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518200332/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200514/070000/A_WTIN20DEMS140700_C_RJTD_20200514071617_78.txt|archive-date=18 May 2020|date=14 May 2020|publisher=India Meteorological Department}}{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert May 15, 2020 10z|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/|archive-date=18 May 2020|access-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518200022/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200515/100000/A_WTIO21PGTW151000_C_RJTD_20200515095331_29.txt|date=15 May 2020|publisher=United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center}} During 16 May, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the area of low pressure had developed into a depression and designated it as BOB 01 while it was located about {{convert|1100|km|mi|round=5|abbr=on}} to the south of Paradip in the Indian state of Odisha.{{cite report|title=Tropical Weather Outlook for the North Indian Ocean May 16, 2020 04:05z|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200513/071900/A_WTIN20DEMS130719_C_RJTD_20200513072446_98.txt |access-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518200332/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20200514/070000/A_WTIN20DEMS140700_C_RJTD_20200514071617_78.txt|archive-date=18 May 2020|date=14 May 2020|publisher=India Meteorological Department}}

Moving northwards, the depression continually organised and became a cyclonic storm a few hours later, receiving the name Amphan. Intensification was temporarily impeded as moderate easterly wind shear disrupted the system's cloud pattern.{{cite web|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/bulletin/rsmc.pdf|title=RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY BULLETIN|publisher=Regional Specialised Metrological Center|access-date=17 May 2020|archive-date=6 January 2019|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/75DcwAXcf?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/RSMC_201901041400.pdf|url-status=live}} On 17 May, conditions for significant intensification became more conducive as upper-level winds improved. As a result, Amphan underwent rapid intensification into a severe cyclonic storm, with the JTWC assessing an increase in winds from {{convert|140|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}} at 12:00 UTC to {{convert|215|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}, the equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale (SSHWS), just six hours later.{{Cite web|title=Indias Super Cyclone – Amphan|url=https://www.severe-weather.eu/tropical-weather/india-cyclone-amphan-bengal-mk/amp/|website=Severe weather.eu|date=19 May 2020 |access-date=20 May 2020|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608170706/https://www.severe-weather.eu/tropical-weather/india-cyclone-amphan-bengal-mk/amp/|url-status=live}} Furthermore, the IMD upgraded Amphan to an extremely severe cyclonic storm on their cyclone intensity scale.{{Cite web|title=BULLETIN NO.: 19 (BAY OF BENGAL 01/2020)|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/bulletin/indian.pdf|date=18 May 2020|website=rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in|access-date=18 May 2020|archive-date=8 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008072444/http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/bulletin/indian.pdf|url-status=live}} The broad storm was characterized by a cloud shield extending more than {{convert|1,110|km|mi|abbr=on}} and a sharply-outlined 10 nautical mile-wide eye.{{Cite web|title=Tropical cyclone Amphan threatens India and Bangladesh|url=https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/news/cyclone-amphan-highlights-value-of-multi-hazard-early-warnings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218175614/https://public-old.wmo.int/en/media/news/cyclone-amphan-highlights-value-of-multi-hazard-early-warnings|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 December 2023|website=World Meteorological Organization|date=18 May 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020}}

Early on 18 May, microwave imagery depicted two distinct concentric eyewalls, a telltale sign of an eyewall replacement cycle that is typical for very intense cyclones.{{Cite news|title=Life threatening storm surge – Cyclone Amphan|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/05/18/category-5-cyclone-amphan-takes-aim-northeastern-india-bangladesh-with-life-threatening-storm-surge/?outputType=amp|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=18 May 2020|archive-date=27 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527003926/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/05/18/category-5-cyclone-amphan-takes-aim-northeastern-india-bangladesh-with-life-threatening-storm-surge/?outputType=amp|url-status=live}} Through the day, the effects of wind shear and dry air hampered this internal core change, causing the eyewall to erode by late on 18 May.{{Cite web|title=Amphan continues to weaken as it bears down on the Bengal coast|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/TropicalWeather/comments/gkyycb/amphan_01b_bay_of_bengal/|website=Reddit|access-date=20 May 2020}}{{User-generated inline|date=August 2020}} Around 5:30 p.m. IST (12:00 UTC), Amphan made landfall as a Very Severe Cyclonic storm near Bakkhali, West Bengal with winds of {{convert|155|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}.{{Cite news|title=In pictures: Cyclone Amphan hits India and Bangladesh|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/20/weather/gallery/cyclone-amphan|date=20 May 2020|publisher=CNN|access-date=20 May 2020|archive-date=20 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520182918/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/20/asia/gallery/cyclone-amphan/index.html|url-status=live}}

File:Amphan 1825 190520.gifAs it moved further inland, Amphan rapidly weakened. Just six hours after landfall, the JTWC downgraded the storm to a Category 1-equivalent cyclone and issued its final warning on the system, as it became disorganized.{{Cite web|title=Tropical cyclone 01B (Amphan) Warning Nr 018|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/io0120web.txt|date=20 May 2020|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|url-status=live|archive-date=27 May 2020|access-date=20 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527225532/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/io0120web.txt}} On 21 May, Amphan degenerated into a well-marked low pressure area.

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File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi chairing a high-level meeting to review the response measures against cyclone ‘Amphan’ developing in the Bay of Bengal, in New Delhi on May 18, 2020 (2).jpg chairing a high-level meeting to review the response measures against cyclone Amphan, in New Delhi on 18 May 2020]]

Amphan's forecast track placed 38.9 million people in India and Bangladesh at risk of exposure to the storm's winds, according to the US Pacific Disaster Center.{{cite news |last1=Westcott |first1=Ben |last2=Sud |first2=Vedika |last3=Suri |first3=Manveena |title=India and Bangladesh brace for the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/19/asia/super-cyclone-amphan-india-banglash-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=19 May 2020 |publisher=CNN |date=19 May 2020}} The formation of the precursor low-pressure system prompted the IMD to issue a cyclonic alert for India's coastline along the Bay of Bengal, advising fishermen not to sail to susceptible locations in the Bay of Bengal from 15 to 18 May.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan: Low pressure over Bay of Bengal, likely to intensify into cyclonic storm by May 16 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/what-is/cyclone-amphan-6410113/ |work=The Indian Express |agency=Express Web Desk |publisher=The Indian Express Ltd. |date=14 May 2020}} Fishermen from Sri Lanka were also advised by the national government to return to or remain in the country,{{cite news |title=Sri Lanka fishermen asked to stay ashore as cyclone Amphan intensifies |url=https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-fishermen-asked-to-stay-ashore-as-cyclone-amphan-intensifies-70025/ |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=EconomyNext |date=17 May 2020}} and additional maritime traffic from Singapore and other countries were advised to remain clear of Amphan's vicinity. Ships and aircraft of the Indian Coast Guard directed fishing boats to harbour in coordination with the administrations and fisheries departments of Odisha and West Bengal.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan likely to bring heavy rain in coastal Bengal districts from May 19 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cyclonic-storm-likely-to-bring-heavy-rain-in-coastal-bengal-districts-from-may-19/story-JJJVxMAViaQKRry2JyO32L.html |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=Press Trust of India |date=17 May 2020}} The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Chennai activated an International Safety Net for the Bay of Bengal.{{cite news |last1=Loiwal |first1=Manogya |title=Alert sounded, preparations underway to safeguard districts in West Bengal from cyclone Amphan |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/alert-sounded-preparations-underway-to-safeguard-districts-in-west-bengal-from-cyclone-amphan-1679437-2020-05-19 |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=India Today |publisher=Living Media India |date=19 May 2020 |location=Digha, India}} Ports were cleared and their operations suspended along the Bay of Bengal, while ferry service along major routes in Bangladesh was suspended by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation.{{cite news |title='Extremely severe' cyclonic storm Amphan forces evacuations in India, Bangladesh |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/extremely-severe-cyclonic-storm-amphan-forces-evacuations-in-india-bangladesh-20200519-p54u70.html |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=19 May 2020 }}{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan: Ferry services shut on major routes across Bangladesh |url=https://newsroompost.com/world/cyclone-amphan-ferry-services-shut-on-major-routes-across-bangladesh/521091.html |access-date=19 May 2020 |work=Newsroom Post |publisher=Headlong Newsroom Post India |date=19 May 2020 |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}} Bangladeshi ports suspended the loading and unloading of goods on board ships.{{cite news |title=Bangladesh, India evacuating millions as super cyclone bears down on coast |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/05/19/bangladesh-india-evacuating-millions-as-super-cyclone-bears-down-on-coast |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=bdnews24.com |date=20 May 2020}} Smaller vessels in the harbour at Chittagong were moved to safety upstream the Karnaphuli River. Ships were ordered out of some ports, such as the port of Paradip, to avoid damage.{{cite news |title=Super cyclone Amphan hurtling towards Bangladesh |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/05/18/bangladesh-raises-danger-signal-as-cyclone-amphan-intensifies |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=bdnews24.com |date=18 May 2020}} Public works departments were called upon by the government of Odisha to ensure infrastructure resiliency; crews and backup systems for electricity and telecommunications were deployed to meet these needs,{{cite news |title=Odisha deploys NDRF, ODRAF teams as cyclonic storm Amphan intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm |url=http://www.uniindia.com/odisha-deployes-ndrf-odraf-teams-as-cyclonic-storm-amphan-intensifies-into-very-severe-cyclonic-storm/east/news/2000507.html |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=United News of India |date=17 May 2020 |location=Bhubaneswar, India}} establishing helplines for emergency response.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan: Govt releases helpline numbers, sets up round-the-clock control rooms |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/cyclone-amphan-govt-releases-helpline-numbers-sets-up-round-the-clock-control-rooms/594242 |access-date=19 May 2020 |work=TimesNowNews.com |agency=Times Now Digital |publisher=Bennett Coleman & Company |date=19 May 2020}} Rail and vehicular traffic in Odisha and West Bengal was halted or rerouted.{{cite news |last1=Dwyer |first1=Colin |title='Cyclone In The Time Of COVID-19': Amphan Bears Down On Bangladesh And India |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/19/858550368/cyclone-in-the-time-of-covid-19-amphan-bears-down-on-bangladesh-and-india |access-date=20 May 2020 |publisher=NPR |date=19 May 2020}} The Shramik train service for migrant workers was halted in both states for up to four days, with service expected to be curtailed in the storm's aftermath.{{cite news |title=Odisha suspends 'Shramik Specials' in view of cyclone Amphan |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/may/17/odisha-suspends-shramik-specials-in-view-of-cyclone-amphan-2144387.html|access-date=18 May 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |agency=Express News Service |date=17 May 2020|location=Bhubaneswar, India}}{{cite news |title=Bhubaneswar-New Delhi AC special train to run on diverted route |url=https://updateodisha.com/2020/05/17/bhubaneswar-new-delhi-ac-special-train-to-run-on-diverted-route-67316/ |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=Update Odisha |date=17 May 2020 }}{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Harshita |title=Cyclone Amphan: 3 lakh people evacuated, moved to relief shelters, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/cyclone-amphan-3-lakh-people-evacuated-moved-to-relief-shelters-says-west-bengal-cm-mamata-banerjee/story-dC72rNqD4PEvZhEtGes4FK.html |access-date=19 May 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=Press Trust of India |date=19 May 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Khanna |first1=Rohit |last2=Gupta |first2=Jayanta |title=Cyclone Amphan alters Shramik Special roster, 2 trains cancel |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/amphan-alters-shramik-spl-roster-2-trains-cancelled/articleshow/75837062.cms |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |agency=Times News Network |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |date=20 May 2020 |location=Kolkata, India}} Other migrants travelling to Odisha were asked to wait out the storm.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan LIVE Updates: Cyclone begins landfall, process to last for four hours |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/national/cyclone-amphan-live-updates-rain-lashes-several-parts-of-odisha-rescue-op-underway-623424 |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=The Hans India |agency=Hans News Service |publisher=Hyderabad Media Hous |date=19 May 2020}} AC Express special trains operating routes between New Delhi and Bhubaneswar were diverted to avoid the cyclone's effects.{{cite news |title=Cyclone 'Amphan' intensifies into severe cyclonic storm |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/cyclone-amphan-live-updates-odisha-west-bengal-cyclone/liveblog/75775009.cms |access-date=19 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |date=18 May 2020}} Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata was closed until 21 May, with planes evacuating or chocked and the airport terminal roof fortified to minimize damage.{{cite news |last1=Srinivasan |first1=Chandrasekar |title=Airport, Markets Shut, People To Stay Inside As Kolkata Preps For Amphan |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cyclone-amphan-airport-markets-shut-people-to-stay-inside-as-kolkata-prepares-for-storm-2231968 |access-date=20 May 2020 |publisher=NDTV |date=20 May 2020 |location=Kolkata, India}}{{cite news |title=Kolkata: Planes flown out, terminal roof bolstered ahead of Cyclone Amphan strike |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/planes-flown-out-terminal-roof-bolstered-ahead-of-amphan-strike/articleshow/75835784.cms |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |agency=Times News Network |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |date=20 May 2020 }}

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik and other officials on 18 May to review preparations and evacuation plans.{{cite news |last1=Nandi |first1=Jayashree |title=Bengal and Odisha brace for super cyclone Amphan, PM Modi takes stock |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bengal-and-odisha-brace-for-cyclone-pm-modi-takes-stock/story-XfLIGsg9OMIUXl8iIIWvQN.html |access-date=19 May 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=19 May 2020 |location=New Delhi, India}}{{cite news |title=Amit Shah speaks to Mamata Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik, assures all help for super cyclone 'Amphan' |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/priyanka-gandhis-office-accuses-up-govt-of-playing-politics-over-congress-offer-to-provide-buses-for-migrants-839369.html |access-date=19 May 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=The Printers |date=19 May 2020}} Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee announced on the day of hitting of cyclone, that all the areas through which the cyclone will pass are to be disconnected from the power supply until the disaster passed on, except the important places like hospitals, fire station etc. Teams from the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were pre-positioned across districts in Odisha and West Bengal on 17 May to assist in preparations for Amphan and render aid where necessary,{{cite news |title=CM Naveen Patnaik sets 'zero casualty' target for cyclone Amphan |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/may/17/cm-naveen-patnaik-sets-zero-casualty-target-for-cyclone-amphan-2144390.html |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |agency=Express News Service |date=17 May 2020|location=Bhubaneswar, India}}{{cite news |title=Cyclone 'Amphan': NDRF deploys 17 teams in Odisha, West Bengal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/cyclone-amphan-likely-to-turn-into-very-severe-storm-landfall-on-west-bengal-bangladesh-coasts-on-may-20-85997 |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=The Tribune |publisher=The Tribune Trust |date=17 May 2020 }}{{cite news |title=NDRF deploys 17 member team in Paradip to prepare for Cyclone Amphan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ndrf-deploys-21-member-team-in-paradip-to-prepare-for-cyclone-amphan/articleshow/75787830.cms |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |agency=Asian News International |date=17 May 2020 |location=Jagatsinghpur, India}} with additional units placed on standby;{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Vikash |title=Cyclone Amphan Turns 'Very Severe', Disaster Response Teams Deployed In Odisha, WB |url=https://odishatv.in/odisha/cyclone-amphan-turns-very-severe-disaster-response-teams-deployed-in-odisha-wb-452133 |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=Odishatv.in |publisher=Odisha Television |date=17 May 2020 }} these units could be readily airlifted to affected areas on board Indian Air Force transport aircraft.{{cite news |title=Cyclone 'Amphan': 53 teams deployed to save lives, property, says NDRF |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/19/cyclone-amphan-53-teams-deployed-to-save-lives-property-says-ndrf-2145136.html |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=19 May 2020 |location=New Delhi, India}} The National Disaster Management Authority advised that these crews and other first responders would also need personal protective equipment and N95 masks due to the ongoing pandemic. A diving team from the Indian Navy was sent to Kolkata to aid relief efforts,{{cite news |title=Live Updates: Cyclone Amphan weakens into 'extremely severe' category, rain lashes several parts of Odisha |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/super-cyclone-amphan-expected-to-make-landfall-on-west-bengal-coast-on-wednesday/articleshow/75818904.cms |access-date=19 May 2020 |work=The Economic Times |agency=ET Online |date=19 May 2020}} with ships from the navy placed on standby for relief operations.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan [LIVE]: Wind velocity in Kolkata clocks 112 kmph as cyclone crosses WB; 2 people dead in state |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/cyclone-amphan-live-updates-cyclone-in-west-bengal-odisha-cyclone-amphan-sundarbans-ndrf/594335 |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=TimesNowNews.com |agency=Times Now Digital |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |date=20 May 2020}}

The Bangladesh Cyclone Preparedness Programme and National Disaster Response Coordination Group convened on 18 May to outline preparations for Amphan.{{cite news |title=Danger signal 7 for coast as Cyclone Amphan intensifies |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2020/05/18/danger-signal-no-7-advised-as-cyclone-amphan-nears|access-date=20 May 2020 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=18 May 2020}} Several non-governmental agencies coordinated with the Cyclone Preparedness Programme to support Rohingya refugees at camps in Cox's Bazar during Amphan.{{cite news |title=Warning flag raised at Rohingya camps over cyclone 'Amphan' |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/warning-flag-raised-at-rohingya-camps-over-cyclone-amphan-1589781185 |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Financial Express |date=18 May 2020}} The Department of Public Health Engineering distributed sanitation supplies and set up 15 water treatment plants.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan: Local Government Division opens control room |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/cyclone-amphan-local-government-division-opens-control-room/51898 |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=United News of Bangladesh |date=20 May 2020 |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}} All 32 Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar were staffed with relief volunteers.{{cite news |last1=Berlinger |first1=Joshua |last2=Regan |first2=Helen |last3=Rahim |first3=Zamira |title=May 20 Cyclone Amphan news |url=https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/live-updates-cyclone-amphan-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=22 May 2020 |publisher=CNN |date=20 May 2020}} Health services in Bangladesh during the storm were reinforced by 1,933 medical teams distributed around Bangladesh.{{cite news |title=1,933 medical teams ready: Media cell |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/1933-medical-teams-ready-media-cell/51911 |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=United News of Bangladesh |date=21 May 2020 |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}} Fifteen thousand volunteers and 284 medical teams were prepared to render aid around Chittagong.{{cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Anwar |title=Cyclone Amphan triggers rain in Chittagong |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2020/05/19/cyclone-amphan-triggers-rain-in-chittagong |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=19 May 2020}} According to Inter-Services Public Relations, 145 disaster management teams from the Bangladesh Armed Forces were placed on standby with special equipment. The Bangladesh Army deployed 71 medical teams and arranged 18,400 packets and relief materials in preparation for Amphan's aftermath. Twenty-five ships were dispatched by the Bangladesh Navy to handle emergency, rescue, and relief operations, with aerial support from the Bangladesh Air Force.{{cite news |title=Bangladesh armed forces ready to tackle aftermath of super cyclone Amphan |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/05/19/bangladesh-armed-forces-ready-to-tackle-aftermath-of-super-cyclone-amphan |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=bdnews24.com |date=19 May 2020}} The Ministry of Agriculture of Bangladesh advised coastal farmers to harvest all mature paddy fields to mitigate the estimated loss of 12 percent of crop yield.{{cite news |title=Harvest all paddy now |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/harvest-all-paddy-now-1903654 |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=18 May 2020 |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}} Seven thousand domestic animals were also moved to shelter under the direction of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.{{cite news |title=Fisheries Ministry opens control room over super cyclone 'Amphan' |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/fisheries-ministry-opens-control-room-over-super-cyclone-amphan/51867 |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=United News of Bangladesh |date=19 May 2020 }}

An IMD yellow alert was active for 13 of Kerala's 14 districts on 18 May,{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan: 13 Kerala districts under yellow alert, says IMD |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/cyclone-amphan-13-kerala-districts-under-yellow-alert-says-imd/593628 |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=TimesNowNews.com |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |publisher=Bennett Coleman & Company |date=18 May 2020}} while an orange alert was issued by the agency for West Bengal, anticipating extensive damage in six districts.{{cite news |title=Cyclone 'Amphan': West Bengal government mounts one of its biggest evacuation exercises |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/20/cyclone-amphan-west-bengal-government-mounts-one-of-its-biggest-evacuation-exercises-2145512.html |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=20 May 2020 |location=Kolkata, India}} The Bangladesh Meteorological Department issued cyclone danger signal #10, their highest warning, at the Port of Mongla and the Port of Payra on 20 May, signifying "great danger" due to Amphan with winds expected to exceed {{cvt|89|km/h}}. Signal #10 was also issued for eleven coastal districts, in addition to offshore islands and islands within the Ganges Delta.{{cite news |title=Bangladesh raises cyclone warning to great danger signal 10 for Payra, Mongla |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/05/20/bangladesh-raises-cyclone-warning-to-great-danger-signal-10-for-payra-mongla |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=bdnews24.com |date=20 May 2020}} Flood and landslide warnings were issued by the Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka on 19 May. Boats, helicopters, and crews were stationed by the Sri Lanka Air Force and Sri Lanka Navy throughout the island to bolster emergency response. Coastal provinces of Thailand along the Andaman Sea were warned by the Thai Meteorological Department of the threat of heavy rain on 19 May.{{cite news |title=Flood alarm sounds on Andaman coast |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1920268/flood-alarm-sounds-on-andaman-coast |access-date=19 May 2020 |work=Bangkok Post |publisher=Bangkok Post Public Company |date=19 May 2020 |location=Bangkok, Thailand}} Storm alerts issued by the Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation encompassed 62 provinces, including Bangkok,{{cite news |last1=Wancharoen |first1=Supoj |title=Storms alert for most of Thailand |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1920764/storms-alert-for-most-of-thailand |access-date=19 May 2020 |work=Bangkok Post |publisher=Bangkok Post Public Company |date=19 May 2020 }} while warnings for flash floods, high waves, and landslides were issued for 14 provinces in southern Thailand.{{cite web|title=Thailand – Flash floods and landslides (DG ECHO, TMD, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 May 2020) |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/thailand/thailand-flash-floods-and-landslides-dg-echo-tmd-media-echo-daily-flash-19-may-2020|via=ReliefWeb |publisher=European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |access-date=19 May 2020 |date=19 May 2020}} The National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology of Bhutan warned of the possibility of flash flooding and landslides in the country.{{cite news |title=NCHM issues weather warning over cyclonic storm AMPHAN |url=http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=132441 |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=Bhutan Broadcasting Service |publisher=Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation |date=19 May 2020}} The Bhutanese Department of Disaster Management advised against travelling, particularly in southern Bhutan.{{cite news |last1=Palden |first1=Tshering |title=Cyclone Amphan to affect parts of Bhutan for the next two days |url=https://kuenselonline.com/cyclone-amphan-to-affect-parts-of-bhutan-for-the-next-two-days/ |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=Kuensel |publisher=Kuensel Corporation |date=20 May 2020}}

File:Amphan 2020-05-19 0736Z.jpg and Bangladesh on 19 May]]

The government of Odisha directed the magistrates of four districts on 15 May to establish shelter homes for possible evacuees.{{cite news |last1=Mohanty |first1=Debabrata |title=Odisha bracing for possible cyclone, 12 districts on alert |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-bracing-for-possible-cyclone-12-districts-on-alert/story-BLW4ir3Gc38e8k1QhrO1WK.html |access-date=14 May 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |publisher=HT Media Limited |date=15 May 2020}} Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy initially identified 403 possible cyclone shelters in areas potentially impacted by Amphan, though 105 served as temporary medical centres for quarantines associated with the concurrent COVID-19 pandemic. Shelters could only be filled to one-third capacity to maintain social distancing guidelines due to the pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Nandi |first1=Jayashree |last2=Thakur |first2=Joydeep |title=Cyclone Amphan likely to intensify, hit Bengal soon |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cyclone-amphan-likely-to-intensify-hit-bengal-soon/story-nwfhMMbOhrJ2cDSdy2B2fN.html |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 May 2020 |location=Bhubaneswar, India}} Social distancing restrictions in West Bengal reduced evacuation capacity in shelters from 500,000 people to 200,000 people.{{cite news |last1=Brackett |first1=Ron |title=India, Bangladesh Tell Millions to Evacuate as Tropical Cyclone Amphan Approaches |url=https://weather.com/news/news/2020-05-19-cyclone-amphan-india-bangladesh-evacuations |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Weather Channel |publisher=TWC Product and Technology |date=18 May 2020}} The Kolkata Municipal Corporation located schools and community centres for possible use as temporary shelters to augment evacuation capacity.{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Vikash |title=Cyclone Amphan: With 7 Lakh Expected To Be Affected, Odisha Swings Into Action Mode |url=https://odishatv.in/odisha/cyclone-amphan-with-7-lakh-expected-to-be-affected-odisha-swings-into-action-mode-451892 |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=Odishatv.in |publisher=Odisha Television |date=16 May 2020 |location=Bhubaneswar, India}}{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan set to hit West Bengal today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/beast-from-bay-bears-down-on-bengal-at-185kmph-3-lakh-shifted-from-4-dists/articleshow/75837216.cms |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |agency=Times News Network |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |date=20 May 2020 }} At least 1,704 shelters were ultimately established in Odisha and more than 2,000 were used in West Bengal, including schools and public buildings.{{cite news |title=Over 1 lakh evacuated in Odisha as cyclone Amphan hurtles towards Bengal coast |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/over-1-lakh-evacuated-in-odisha-as-cyclone-amphan-hurtles-towards-bengal-coast |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Free Press Journal |agency=Asian News International |date=20 May 2020 |location=Bhubaneswar, India}} Pandemic constraints on shelters in Bangladesh prompted deputy commissioners in 19 coastal districts to seize educational institutions and mosques for use as shelters.{{cite news |last1=Hossain |first1=Emran |title=Bangladesh alerts maritime ports as Cyclone Amphan intensifies |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/106629/bangladesh-alerts-maritime-ports-as-cyclone-amphan-intensifies |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=New Age Bangladesh |publisher=Media New Age |date=17 May 2020}}{{cite news |title=Govt has necessary preparations to face cyclone 'Amphan': Enamur |url=http://www.unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/govt-has-necessary-preparations-to-face-cyclone-amphan-enamur/51740 |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=United News Bangladesh |date=17 May 2020 |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}} More than 12,000 shelters were opened across Bangladesh, supplied with food and emergency cash from the Bangladeshi Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief and yielding capacity for 5.19 million evacuees.{{cite news |last1=Parija |first1=Pratik |title=India, Bangladesh Prepare to Evacuate 5 Million From Cyclone |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-18/india-bangladesh-may-shift-millions-as-category-5-storm-nears |access-date=18 May 2020 |publisher=Bloomberg |date=18 May 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Pinaki |title=Amphan may be as bad as Sidr |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/amphan-may-be-bad-sidr-1903927 |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=19 May 2020 |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}} There were 5,767 more shelters in Bangladesh for Amphan than for Cyclone Bulbul, which struck the country in November 2019, due in part to social distancing restrictions.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan: Social distancing at shelters a big challenge |url=http://www.unb.com.bd/category/Special/cyclone-amphan-social-distancing-at-shelters-a-big-challenge/51866 |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=United News of Bangladesh |date=19 May 2020 |last1=Syfullah|first1= Muhammad}}

Approximately 4.2 million people were evacuated in coastal India and Bangladesh, with roughly 2 million from India and 2.2 million from Bangladesh. Most of the evacuations in India occurred in West Bengal.{{cite news |last1=Thakur |first1=Joydeep |last2=Mohanty |first2=Debabrata |title=As cyclone Amphan nears, 4.2 million evacuated in coastal regions of India, Bangladesh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/as-cyclone-amphan-nears-4-2mn-evacuated-in-coastal-regions-of-india-b-desh/story-bpZ14tH5LNaaDNckvZknDK.html |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 May 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Ellis-Petersen |first1=Hannah |last2=Ratcliffe |first2=Rebecca |title=Super-cyclone Amphan hits coast of India and Bangladesh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/20/super-cyclone-amphan-evacuations-in-india-and-bangladesh-slowed-by-virus |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=20 May 2020 }} Over a million people were expected to evacuate from areas near the Bangladesh–India border.{{cite news |last1=Lotus |first1=Jean |title=Cyclone Amphan: More than 1 million to be evacuated in India, Bangladesh |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/05/18/Cyclone-Amphan-More-than-1-million-to-be-evacuated-in-India-Bangladesh/9891589822288/ |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=United Press International |date=17 May 2020}} Around 4,000 personnel from the SDRF oversaw evacuations in India.{{cite news |title='Amphan' weakens into extremely severe cyclonic storm; yellow alert in 9 Kerala districts |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/nation/2020/05/19/cyclone-amphan-landfall-kerala-yellow-alert.html |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=Onmanorama |publisher=Manorama Online |date=19 May 2020}} Evacuations began on 17 May in Jagatsinghpur, beginning with the elderly and pregnant living in thatched homes.{{cite news |title='Amphan' keeps fishermen off sea |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/may/17/amphan-keeps-fishermen-off-sea-2144412.html |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=17 May 2020 |location=Kendrapara, India}} Magistrates were directed to begin evacuating residents from vulnerable homes and low-lying areas in Odisha the following day.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan: Odisha govt. asks Collectors to evacuate people living in thatched, asbestos, tile houses |url=http://www.uniindia.com/~/cyclone-amphan-odisha-govt-asks-collectors-to-evacuate-people-living-in-thatched-asbestos-tile-houses/States/news/2002048.html |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=United News of India |date=17 May 2020}} The Odisha government took a more targeted evacuation approach for Amphan than in previous storms where more widespread evacuations were utilized.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan set to hit Bengal today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cyclone-amphan-set-to-hit-bengal-today/articleshow/75837066.cms |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |agency=Times News Network |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |date=20 May 2020}} Odisha had shelter capacity for up 1.1 million evacuees, though only 10 percent was expected to be used. Over 141,000 people were ultimately moved to shelters in coastal Odisha. The government of West Bengal planned to evacuate 200,000 people from their homes by 18 May;{{cite news |title=India and Bangladesh to evacuate 2 million people as Cyclone Amphan approaches |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3084949/india-and-bangladesh-evacuate-2-million-people-cyclone-amphan |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=South China Morning Post |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=18 May 2020}} nearly 300,000 people evacuated in total from the state, including 200,000 from North 24 Parganas district and more than 40,000 from Sagar Island.{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Andrew |last2=Slater |first2=Joanna |title=Cyclone Amphan poses extreme storm surge danger for eastern India, Bangladesh |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/05/19/cyclone-amphan-india-bangladesh-storm-surge/ |access-date=19 May 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=19 May 2020}} {{subscription required}}{{cite news |last1=Nag |first1=Jayari |title=West Bengal: Three lakh people evacuated to safety ahead of 'Amphan' landfall |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/west-bengal-three-lakh-people-evacuated-to-safety-ahead-of-amphan-landfall/articleshow/75828078.cms |access-date=19 May 2020 |work=Bangalore Mirror |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |date=19 May 2020 }} The NDRF reported that over 500,000 people evacuated from Odisha and West Bengal.{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Himanshu Sekhar |title=Cyclone Amphan To Hit Bengal Between 4 And 6 PM, Heavy Rain Along Coast: 10 Points|editor1-last=Bhasin|editor1-first=Swati |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cyclone-amphan-likely-to-hit-bengal-today-over-3-lakh-evacuated-10-points-2231831 |access-date=20 May 2020 |publisher=NDTV |date=20 May 2020 |location=New Delhi, India}} Officials farther inland in Dhanbad and Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, were also instructed to move people from susceptible housing to safety.{{cite news |last1=Choubey |first1=Praduman |last2=Nikhar |first2=Suresh Prasad |title=Dhanbad and Bokaro districts brace for Amphan |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/dhanbad-and-bokaro-districts-brace-for-cyclone-amphan/cid/1774346 |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=20 May 2020}} Two million people were expected to evacuate from low-lying areas of Bangladesh on 19 May;{{cite news |title=India, Bangladesh evacuate millions ahead of Cyclone Amphan amid fears of 'severe damage' |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/india-bangladesh-evacuate-millions-ahead-of-cyclone-amphan-amid-fears-of-severe-damage |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=SBS News |publisher=Special Broadcasting Service |date=19 May 2020}} Enamur Rahman, the Minister of Disaster Management and Relief, stated that the evacuation for Amphan in Bangladesh was unprecedented in scale.{{cite news |title=Coastal farmers take the brunt |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/amphan-slams-the-coast-1904605 |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=21 May 2020}} Trawlers were used to evacuate thousands from the sediment islands in the Ganges Delta to the Bangladeshi mainland.{{cite news |title=Thousands rushed to safety in Bhola from storm shelter-less shoals with Amphan lurking |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/05/20/thousands-rushed-to-safety-in-bhola-from-storm-shelter-less-shoals-with-amphan-lurking |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=bdnews24.com |date=20 May 2020}} Approximately 50,000 people were evacuated from the islands of the Sundarbans.{{cite news |title=Amphan: India and Bangladesh evacuate millions ahead of super cyclone |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52718826 |access-date=19 May 2020 |publisher=BBC News |date=19 May 2020}}

{{main|Effects of Cyclone Amphan in India}}

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Amphan made landfall near Bakkhali in West Bengal at 2:30 p.m. IST on 20 May, buffeting the region with strong winds and heavy rains.{{cite news |title=HIGHLIGHTS {{pipe}} 6.5 lakh evacuated, at least 24 dead as Cyclone 'Amphan' batters Bengal, Odisha; to weaken into 'deep depression' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/live/2020/May/20/highlights--65-lakh-evacuated-at-least-12-dead-as-cyclone-amphan-batters-bengal-odisha-to-weaken-into-deep-depression-2145664.html |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=21 May 2020}} Although the extent of fatalities was less than initially feared, the cyclone's effects were nonetheless widespread and deadly.{{cite news |last1=Beer |first1=Tommy |title=500,000 Families May Be Homeless Due To Devastation From Cyclone Amphan |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/05/22/500000-families-may-be-homeless-due-to-devastation-from-cyclone-amphan |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=Forbes |date=22 May 2020}} West Bengal, the epicenter of the cyclone's landfall, saw the most widespread damage from Amphan. The storm was considered the strongest to hit the region in over a decade. At least 86 people died in West Bengal;{{cite news |title=Mamata pegs cyclone Amphan damage at ₹1 lakh crore, toll rises to 86 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mamata-pegs-cyclone-amphan-damage-at-1-lakh-crore-toll-rises-to-86/article31660847.ece |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=The Hindu |publisher=THG Publishing |date=23 May 2020}} most of the fatalities were due to electrocution or the collapse of homes.{{cite news |title=72 killed in Amphan's march through Bengal, PM Modi to visit today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/72-killed-in-amphans-march-through-bengal-pm-modi-to-visit-today/articleshow/75878314.cms |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |agency=Times News Network |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |date=22 May 2020}} The state government estimated that the storm caused at least ₹1.02 trillion (US$13.5 billion) in damages and directly affected 70 percent of the state's population.{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Shiv Sahay|date=7 June 2020|title=Bengal pegs cyclone Amphan damage at ₹1.02 lakh crore|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bengal-pegs-cyclone-amphan-damage-at-102-lakh-crore/article31771039.ece|access-date=8 June 2020}} Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described the storm's effects there as worse than that of COVID-19. An estimated storm surge of {{convert|5|m|ft|abbr=on}} inundated a wide swath of coastal communities and communications were severed. The greatest inundations were expected in the Sundarbans, where flooding could extend {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} inland. Embankments in the region were overtaken by the surge, leading to inundation of the islands in the Sundarbans. Bridges linking islands to the Indian mainland were swept away.{{cite news |title=After Cyclone Hits India and Bangladesh, the Waiting Begins |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/world/asia/cyclone-amphan-india-bangladesh-map.html |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=21 May 2020}} {{subscription required}} The cyclone produced sustained winds of {{cvt|112|km/h}} and gusts to {{cvt|190|km/h}}, which were recorded by the Alipore observatory, Kolkata, West Bengal, damaging homes and uprooting trees and electric poles. Wind speed along coastal areas were measured up to {{convert|150|–|160|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. In Canning a wind speed of {{convert|157|km/h||abbr=on}} with gusting up to {{convert|185|km/h||abbr=on}} was recorded, while nearby nimpith and Sagar Island observed {{convert|155|and|111|km/h||abbr=on}} wind speed.{{cite news|date=21 May 2020|title=72 people dead in West Bengal, Mamata urges PM Modi to visit state|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/super-cyclone-amphan-live-tracking-may21/liveblog/75859242.cms|access-date=21 May 2020}} The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport recorded wind speeds up to {{convert|133|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} . In average, Kolkata and its surrounding recorded highest wind speed of 110–130 km/h at 7-8 pm and rainfall between 220 and 240 mm was recorded in Kolkata and its surroundings on 20 May 2020.{{Cite web|title=6 Hours Of Fear As Cyclone Amphan Ripped Through Kolkata: Videos|url=https://www.ndtv.com/kolkata-news/cyclone-amphan-kolkata-over-6-hours-of-fear-as-cyclone-amphan-ripped-through-kolkata-videos-2232440|access-date=2021-06-01|website=NDTV.com}} This overturned vehicles and snapped approximately 10,000 trees.{{Cite news |title=Kolkata loses 5,000 trees, experts want shift in plantation pattern |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-loses-5k-trees-experts-want-shift-in-plantation-pattern/articleshow/75877109.cms |last1=Niyogi|first1=Subhro|last2=Ray|first2=Saikat |date=22 May 2020 |work=The Times of India|access-date=2020-05-22}} The Calcutta Municipal Corporation stated that Amphan toppled over 4,000 electric poles, leaving much of the city without power for over 14 hours.{{cite news |title=Protests over lack of power & water in several parts of Calcutta |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/cyclone-amphan-in-west-bengal-protests-over-lack-of-power-water-in-several-parts-of-kolkata/cid/1775110 |access-date=25 May 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=23 May 2020 |location=Kolkata, India}}{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan: Survivors return to face destruction left by storm |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52765962 |access-date=23 May 2020 |publisher=BBC |date=22 May 2020}} At least 19 people were killed in Kolkata.{{cite news |last1=Nagchoudhary |first1=Subrata |last2=Paul |first2=Ruma |title=Cyclone Amphan leaves thousands homeless in eastern India, Modi offers help |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-storm-india/cyclone-amphan-leaves-thousands-homeless-in-eastern-india-modi-offers-help-idUSKBN22Y0YL |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=Reuters |date=22 May 2020}} The storm also triggered widespread flooding around the city. 236 mm of rain was recorded in Kolkata.

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Downed power lines caused power outages across West Bengal, prompting CM Mamata Banerjee to order power supplies to be cut in the two states of 24 Parganas as a precautionary measure. In North 24 Parganas, 2 people were killed and up to 5,500 homes were damaged. Thousands of mud homes were damaged in the neighboring Hooghly district. A million homes were damaged in South 24 Parganas and breached embankments led to the flooding of villages and swaths of cropland. About 26,000 homes were destroyed in Gosaba. Saltwater inundation affected surrounding areas following damage to {{cvt|19|km}} of nearby embankments. Around 150 km from the area in Nadia,the storm caused severe damage. Across West Bengal, {{convert|88,000|ha|acre|abbr=off}} of rice paddies and {{convert|200,000|ha|acre|abbr=off}} of vegetable and sesame crops were damaged.

Neighboring Odisha saw significant effects, with wind speed reaching {{convert|106|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} and rainfall up to {{convert|300|mm|in|abbr=on}} in Paradip.{{cite news|first=Satyasundar|last=Barik|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 May 2020|access-date=20 May 2020|title=Amphan: Heavy rain, wind hit coastal districts of Odisha|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/amphan-heavy-rain-wind-hit-coastal-districts-of-odisha/article31629025.ece}} In Bhadrak, rainfall reached {{convert|384.6|mm|in|abbr=on}}. Approximately {{convert|1167|km|mi|abbr=on}} of power lines of varying voltages,{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} 126,540 transformers, and 448 electrical substations were affected, leaving 3.4 million without power. Damage to the power grid reached ₹3.2 billion (US$42 million).{{cite news|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=26 May 2020|access-date=27 May 2020|title=Cyclone 'Amphan' aftermath: Power supply restored in affected districts|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubaneswar/2020/May/26/cyclone-amphan-aftermath-power-supply-restored-in-affected-districts-2147961.html}} Four people died in Odisha, two from collapsed objects, one due to drowning,{{cite news|first=Debabrata|last=Mohanty|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=21 May 2020|access-date=21 May 2020|title=3 dead as Cyclone Amphan crosses Odisha before making landfall in Bengal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/3-dead-as-cyclone-amphan-crosses-odisha-before-making-landfall-in-bengal/story-DvIAOCX2kG6L4IJtjzaurO.html}} and one from head trauma.{{cite news|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=22 May 2020|access-date=27 May 2020|title=Agony after cyclone Amphan in Odisha|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/May/22/agony-after-cyclone-amphan-in-odisha-2146551.html}} Across the 10 affected districts in Odisha, 4.4 million people were impacted in some way by the cyclone. At least 500 homes were destroyed and a further 15,000 were damaged. Nearly 4,000 livestock, primarily poultry, died.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Rains and strong winds from Amphan swept across many districts in Kerala beginning on 16 May.{{cite news |last1=N. |first1=Smitha |title=Cyclone Amphan intensifies, heavy rains in Kerala |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/180520/cyclone-amphan-to-intensify-into-super-cyclone-by-evening-mha.html |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=18 May 2020 |location=Kochi, India}} Thunderstorms associated with Amphan caused severe coastal erosion in the Valiyathura suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, damaging roads and destroying homes and threatening to displace over a hundred families from their homes.{{cite news |last1=Mohan |first1=Shainu |title=Super Cyclone Amphan ravages coast |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2020/May/20/super-cyclone-amphan-ravages-coast-2145417.html |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |agency=Express News Service |date=20 May 2020 }} Strong winds inflicted severe damage in Kottayam district, especially in Vaikom taluk, where homes and temples were impacted and trees and electric poles were downed. The tiled roof of the Vaikom Mahadeva Temple was damaged by these winds. A ₹1.47 billion (US$19.3 million) damage toll resulted from the destruction of 16 homes and the partial damage of 313 homes.{{cite news |title=Temples, houses suffer damage in storm in Kerala |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/temples-houses-suffer-damage-in-storm-in-kerala-839111.html |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |agency=Deccan Herald News Service |publisher=The Printers |date=18 May 2020 |location=Thiruvananthapuram, India}} A high school used as a homeless shelter collapsed, causing minor injuries.{{cite news |title=Strong winds wreak havoc in Kottayam; Vaikom badly hit |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/may/19/strong-winds-wreak-havoc-in-kottayam-vaikom-badly-hit-2145091.html |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |agency=Express News Service |date=19 May 2020 }}

Tamil Nadu faced some impact from the cyclone. Heavy winds damaged at least 100 boats anchored in the Ramanathapuram district.{{cite news |title=100 boats damaged in heavy winds |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/100-boats-damaged-in-heavy-winds/article31615599.ece |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Hindu |publisher=THG Publishing |date=18 May 2020 |location=Rameswarm, India}} Coastal erosion from rough seas generated by Amphan led to the collapse of three houses at Bommayarpalayam in Viluppuram district.{{cite news |last1=Marx |first1=Karal |title=Cyclone Amphan: Three houses collapse in TN due to coastal erosion |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/cyclone-amphan-three-houses-collapse-in-tn-due-to-coastal-erosion/articleshow/75828461.cms |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |agency=Bennett, Coleman & Company |date=19 May 2020 }} Roughly 35 acres of banana crops around Gandarvakottai and Aranthangi were destroyed.{{cite news |title=Tamil Nadu reports widespread destruction of Banana crops after strong winds and rain hit coastal districts |url=http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=Tamil-Nadu-reports-widespread-destruction-of-Banana-crops-after-strong-winds-and-rain-hit-coastal-districts&id=389022 |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=All India Radio |date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=19 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519205822/http://newsonair.com/News?title=Tamil-Nadu-reports-widespread-destruction-of-Banana-crops-after-strong-winds-and-rain-hit-coastal-districts&id=389022 |url-status=dead }} Northern areas of the state have heatwave-like conditions for a week because Amphan took all of the area's moisture.{{Cite news|title=Chennai braces for heatwave due to super cyclone Amphan, mercury breaches 40-degree mark|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/May/19/chennai-braces-for-heatwave-due-to-super-cyclone-amphan-mercury-breaches-40-degree-mark-2145375.html|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=21 May 2020}}

In Sooradapeta, near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, rough seas destroyed 35 homes and damaged several others.{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 May 2020|access-date=20 May 2020|title=Fishermen hamlet reels under Amphan impact|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/fishermen-hamlet-reels-under-amphan-impact/article31636285.ece}}

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Officials feared Amphan would be the deadliest storm in Bangladesh since Cyclone Sidr in 2007, which killed about 3,500 people. The IMD predicted a storm surge as high as {{convert|3|–|5|m|ft}}.{{cite news |title=Amphan: Cyclone wreaks deadly havoc in India and Bangladesh |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52734259 |access-date=22 May 2020 |publisher=BBC |date=21 May 2020}} Over a million people were affected by Amphan across nine districts in the divisions of Khulna and Barisal. The cost of cyclone was estimated to be ৳11 billion (US$130 million) initially.{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Pianki |last2=Hasan|first2=Rashidul|last3=Alamgir|first3=Mohiuddin |title=Amphan inflicts massive damage |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/amphan-inflicts-massive-damage-1904977 |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=22 May 2020}} Members of the National Disaster Management Council (NDMC) of Bangladesh estimated the damage of Amphan to be ৳127 billion (US$1.5 billion).{{cite news |last=Nafiu |first=Rummana Foisal |title=Cyclone Amphan: Bangladesh may face losses worth Tk12,744cr |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/210453/cyclone-amphan-bangladesh-may-face-losses-worth |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=Dhaka Tribute |date=20 May 2020}} At least 20 people died in storm-related incidents, including the Cyclone Preparedness Programme leader of unit no. 6 in Dhankhali union Shah Alam, who drowned when his boat capsized.{{cite news|first1=Tauhid|last1=Zaman|last2=Jessore|first3=Arif|last3=Mostafa|last4=Pirojpur|first5=Asaduzzaman|last5=Sardar|last6=Satkhira|first7=Nazmul|last7=Nasim|last8=Bogra|first9=Bijoy|last9=Dhar|last10=Rangamati|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|date=21 May 2020|access-date=21 May 2020|title=Cyclone Amphan weakens as death toll rises to 20|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2020/05/21/cyclone-amphan-slows-down-moves-towards-rajshahi-region}}{{Cite news|title=Body of Cyclone Preparedness Programme leader recovered after boat capsize|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/body-of-cyclone-amphan-preparedness-programme-leader-recovered-after-boat-capsize-1904467|date=2020-05-20|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2020-05-22}} Damaging effects began in Bangladesh prior to the landfall of Amphan as coastal water levels rose. Collapsed embankments led to the inundation of 17 villages across Galachipa, Kalapara, and Rangabali. A ship evacuating residents of a coastal community sank, killing one person.{{cite news |last1=Zargar |first1=R. |title=Huge Cyclone Amphan slams into India's coast, and it's already a killer |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cyclone-amphan-landfall-india-death-bangladesh-today-2020-05-20/ |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=CBS News |date=20 May 2020 |location=New Delhi, India}} Storm surge destroyed at least 500 homes on an island within the Noakhali District.{{cite news|first1=Subrata|last1=Nagchoudhary|first2=Ruma|last2=Paul|work=Reuters|date=20 May 2020|access-date=20 May 2020|title=Cyclone kills 14 in India, Bangladesh leaving trail of destruction|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-storm-india/cyclone-kills-14-in-india-bangladesh-leaving-trail-of-destruction-idUSKBN22W0MT}}

Winds in Satkhira topped out at {{cvt|151|km/h}}. Nearly 220,000 homes were damaged, of which 55,667 were destroyed, rendering an estimated 500,000 people homeless according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.{{cite news |last1=Sud |first1=Vedika |last2=Rajaram |first2=Prema |title=Cyclone Amphan caused an estimated $13.2 billion in damage in India's West Bengal: government source |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/22/weather/cyclone-amphan-damage-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=23 May 2020 |publisher=CNN |date=22 May 2020}} A {{convert|2.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} storm surge breached {{cvt|150|km}} of embankments, leading to the inundation of roughly 100 villages. In Purba Durgabati, part of a levee was washed away by floodwaters up to {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=off}} high, causing 600 houses to be inundated.{{cite news |title='Everything is gone': Cyclone Amphan destroys Bangladesh villages |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/international/everything-is-gone-cyclone-amphan-destroys-bangladesh-villages-840298.html |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=21 May 2020}} Low-lying areas in Barishal were submerged {{convert|0.9|–|1.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} under water. Flooded rivers affected parts of Rangabali and Galachipa upazilas in Patuakhali district and parts of Khulna district. Three hundred shelters in Cox's Bazar were damaged by flooding and landslides.{{cite news |last1=Brokaw |first1=Sommer |title=Cyclone Amphan: West Bengal seeks Indian army's support |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/05/23/Cyclone-Amphan-West-Bengal-seeks-Indian-armys-support/1011590245356/ |access-date=25 May 2020 |work=United Press International |date=23 May 2020}} All 65 freshwater ponds in the Sundarbans were inundated by saltwater and numerous kewra trees were uprooted; however, damage to the mangrove forest was less than initially feared.{{cite news |title=Cyclone floods coastal districts of Bangladesh, damages thousands of homes |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/05/21/cyclone-floods-coastal-districts-of-bangladesh-damages-thousands-of-homes |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=bdnews24.com |date=21 May 2020}} Across 26 districts, approximately {{cvt|1100|km}} of roads and over 200 bridges were damaged.{{cite news |title=Bangladesh incurs loss worth $129 million due to Cyclone Amphan |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/bangladesh-incurs-loss-worth-129-million-due-to-cyclone-amphan/596148 |access-date=25 May 2020 |work=TimesNowNews.com |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |publisher=Bennett Coleman & Company |date=23 May 2020 |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh}}

The Department of Fisheries estimated that ৳2.17 billion (US$25.6 million) in losses to crab, finfish, and shrimp were sustained by 40,800 farmers due primarily to the flooding of farms. These losses were most significant in Khulna and Barisal. Floods severely damaged or destroyed around 3,000 shrimp and crab farms. An estimated {{convert|176,000|ha|acre|abbr=off}} of farmland were affected by Amphan according to the Ministry of Agriculture, with mango farmers in Sathkhira taking the brunt of the agricultural impacts; the Department of Agricultural Extension estimated that Amphan damaged 16 percent of Bangladesh's annual mango production,{{cite news |last1=Ali|first1=Anwar|title=Mango growers hit hard by cyclone |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/mango-growers-hit-hard-cyclone-1904974 |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=22 May 2020}} while as much as 70 percent of mangoes in Sathkhira were damaged. Boro rice paddies, beans, and betel also sustained significant losses due to Amphan.{{cite news |last1=Parvez |first1=Sohel |title=Coastal farmers take the brunt |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/coastal-farmers-take-the-brunt-1905004 |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=22 May 2020}} Amphan left 22 million electricity customers without power. Roughly 2,500 phone towers operated by the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh were disabled by the cyclone.{{cite news |last1=Ahamed |first1=Shamim |title=Cyclone Amphan disrupts telecoms connectivity amid power outages in Bangladesh |url=https://bdnews24.com/business/2020/05/21/cyclone-amphan-disrupts-telecoms-connectivity-amid-power-outages-in-bangladesh |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=bdnews24.com |date=21 May 2020}}

The cyclone produced heavy rainfall and strong winds in Sri Lanka while intensifying east of the island, affecting some 2,000 people and triggering floods and landslides.{{cite news |title=Heavy rains in South-west Sri Lanka due to 'AMPHAN' |url=https://www.newsradio.lk/justin/south-west-sri-lanka-to-receive-heavy-rains-due-to-amphan/ |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=TNLRN News Radio |publisher=News Radio |date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607061046/https://www.newsradio.lk/justin/south-west-sri-lanka-to-receive-heavy-rains-due-to-amphan/ |url-status=dead }} Minor flooding occurred along the banks of the Kalu Ganga.{{cite news |title=Ratnapura affected the most by inclement weather; 2 deaths reported |url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/63860/ratnapura-affected-the-most-by-inclement-weather-2-deaths-reported- |access-date=20 May 2020 |publisher=Ada Derana |date=19 May 2020}} Two people were killed as a result of these rains in Ratnapura District, with one killed by a landslide and another by a fallen tree. Landslide-related injuries hospitalized other residents in the area. Two people were killed in Kegalle, where {{cvt|214|mm|in}} of rain fell in 24 hours.{{cite news |last1=Borham |first1=Maneshka |title=Adverse weather claims two lives |url=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2020/05/17/news/adverse-weather-claims-two-lives |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=Sunday Observer |publisher=The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon |date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518220949/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2020/05/17/news/adverse-weather-claims-two-lives |url-status=dead }} Flash floods in Kottampitiya and Pelmadulla prompted the evacuation of 60 people from homes susceptible to a possible landslide.{{cite news |last1=Fernando |first1=Asiri |title=Rains wreak havoc, claim two lives |url=http://www.ft.lk/news/Rains-wreak-havoc-claim-two-lives/56-700487 |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=Daily FT |publisher=Wijeya Newspapers |date=18 May 2020}} Over 500 homes were damaged by Amphan,{{cite news |title=2 killed, over 2,000 affected by heavy rains in Sri Lanka |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/18/c_139067033.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603202919/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/18/c_139067033.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 June 2020 |access-date=20 May 2020 |agency=Xinhua News Agency |date=18 May 2020 |location=Colombo, Sri Lanka}} of which 145 were in Polonnaruwa.{{cite news |title=Amphan 900km away from Sri Lanka, now Super Cyclonic Storm |url=https://economynext.com/amphan-900km-away-from-sri-lanka-now-super-cyclonic-storm-70098/ |access-date=20 May 2020 |work=EconomyNext |date=19 May 2020}}

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The remnants of Amphan produced several days of unsettled weather across Bhutan, with the Tsirang District in particular seeing three days of heavy rain. Landslides and rockfalls across the nation blocked roadways and damaged homes. Flash flooding in Threna damaged crops and prompted the evacuation of five households. Seventeen yaks and horses died across Lingzhi, Naro, and Soe gewogs.{{cite news|first=Chimi|last=Dema|newspaper=Kuensel|date=23 May 2020|access-date=26 May 2020|title=Incessant rainfall cause damage in Tsirang |url=https://kuenselonline.com/incessant-rainfall-cause-damage-in-tsirang/}} Stemming from damage to fibre-optic cables in Kolkata, Bhutan Telecom saw a total loss of service for 17 hours on 20–21 May and TashiCell saw a 60 percent outage.{{cite news|first=Younten|last=Tshedup|newspaper=Kuensel|date=22 May 2020|access-date=26 May 2020|title=Cyclone Amphan disrupts internet connectivity|url=https://kuenselonline.com/cyclone-amphan-disrupts-internet-connectivity/}} Power outages occurred in Drepong, Gongdu, Jurmey, Kengkhar, and Silambi gewogs. Rainfall proved beneficial for the country's hydroelectric power production with the Mangdechhu hydroelectric plant producing 791.39 MW of power, more than its intended capacity of 720 MW.{{cite news|newspaper=Kuensel|date=22 May 2020|access-date=26 May 2020|title=Amphan spares Bhutan|url=https://kuenselonline.com/amphan-spares-bhutan/}}

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File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi makes an aerial survey of Amphan Cyclone affected areas in West Bengal, on May 22, 2020 (1).jpg making an aerial survey of Cyclone Amphan affected areas of West Bengal on 22 May 2020.]]

File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi holds review meeting with the officials at Basirhat, West Bengal after his aerial survey of the Amphan Cyclone affected areas in the state, on May 22, 2020 (3).jpg with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, held a review meeting after the aerial survey of the Cyclone Amphan affected areas of West Bengal, in Basirhat on 22 May 2020.]]

On 22 May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey over Kolkata, along with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.{{cite news |title=In PM Modi's aerial survey of cyclone-hit Bengal, CM Mamata a co-traveller |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-pm-modi-s-aerial-survey-of-cyclone-hit-bengal-cm-mamata-a-co-traveller/story-4UceFk4iXK4IIsC6Bqj6PN.html |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 May 2020}} Modi announced a ₹10 billion (US$132 million) immediate relief package for West Bengal and ₹5 billion (US$66.2 million) in relief for Odisha.{{cite news |title=PM Modi announces Rs 1,000 cr immediate relief for Cyclone Amphan-hit Bengal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-announces-rs-1-000-cr-immediate-relief-for-cyclone-amphan-hit-bengal/story-kmshOClDcFNqLUjubNxUVJ.html |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 May 2020}}{{cite news |title=PM Modi announces Rs 500 crore advance relief for cyclone-hit Odisha |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-announces-rs-500-crore-advance-relief-for-cyclone-hit-odisha/story-dtYl3tTrOAnaHXhi5Mh1cJ.html |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 May 2020}} In advance, Modi announced that ₹200,000 (US$2,650) would be provided to the next of kin of people who died during the storm, and ₹50,000 (US$660) would be given to each injured person. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that it would take three to four days to assess the damage.{{cite news |last1=Regan |first1=Helen |last2=Westcott |first2=Ben |last3=Sud |first3=Vedika |last4=Suri |first4=Manveena |last5=Reynolds |first5=Emma |title=Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in India and tracks for Kolkata |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/20/weather/super-cyclone-amphan-india-banglash-evacuations-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=23 May 2020 |publisher=CNN |date=20 May 2020}} Twenty disaster relief teams were dispatched by the Indian Coast Guard to begin search and rescue operations. Ten teams were sent to West Bengal to aid recovery, in addition to the NDRF teams pre-positioned there before Amphan's passage. Approximately 1,000 ground teams worked to restore infrastructure and services in West Bengal after Amphan, though only 25–30 percent of workers were staffed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resulting slow restoration of power sparked protests across West Bengal aimed primarily at electricity company CESC. Some restoration efforts were disrupted by these protests.{{cite news |title=Agitated mob obstructs telecom restoration work in Amphan-hit areas of West Bengal |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/agitated-mob-obstructs-telecom-restoration-work-in-amphan-hit-areas-of-west-bengal-841204.html |access-date=25 May 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |agency=Press Trust of India |publisher=The Printers |location=Kolkata, India}} The Home Department of West Bengal requested additional crews from railway and port interest, while five brigades from the Indian Army were deployed in Kolkata and the 24 Parganas districts to support recovery efforts.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan: Protests erupt as Bengal reels under storm aftermath; Army deployed for restoration work |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cyclone-amphan-ndrf-army-mamata-banerjee-restoration-work-6424209/ |access-date=25 May 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=23 May 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Dutt |first1=Ishita Ayan |title=After devastation from cyclone Amphan, Army deployed in West Bengal |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/after-devastation-from-cyclone-amphan-army-deployed-in-west-bengal-120052301215_1.html |access-date=24 May 2020 |work=Business Standard |date=23 May 2020}} Additional assistance was requested from Jharkhand and Odisha. The government of Odisha sent 500 members of its disaster rapid action force and fire service to West Bengal. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik performed an aerial survey of the damage in his state following Amphan.

The European Union stated that it would initially provide €500,000 (US$545,000) for those affected by the storm in India.

The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief in Bangladesh approved a ৳2.5–3 billion (US$29–35 million) budget to repair embankments damaged by Amphan. Another ৳1.5 billion (US$18 million) was distributed to each district heavily impacted by the storm, along with 500 bundles of corrugated tin sheets.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan wipes Tk 11bn off Bangladesh, government says |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/05/21/cyclone-amphan-wipes-tk-11bn-off-bangladesh-government-says |access-date=22 May 2020 |work=bdnews24.com |date=21 May 2020}} International development organisation BRAC disbursed ৳30 million (US$350,000) to low-income families in 10 upazilas, with ৳5,000 (US$60) per family. The organisation also distributed gloves, masks, and sanitizers to Bagerhat, Khulna, and Satkhira districts.{{cite news |title=Brac allocates Tk3 crore for 6,000 households affected by cyclone Amphan |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2020/05/23/brac-allocates-tk3-crore-for-6-000-amphan-affected-households |access-date=23 May 2020 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=23 May 2020}}

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• 1999 Odisha cyclone
• Cyclone Gonu (2007)
• Cyclone Sidr (2007)
• Cyclone Aila (2009)
• Cyclone Phailin (2013)
• Cyclone Fani (2019)
• Cyclone Kyarr (2019)
• Cyclone Bulbul (2019)
• Cyclone Mangga (2020) - the corresponding system in the southern Indian Ocean that spawned from the same pulse as Amphan
• Cyclone Yaas (2021)
• Cyclone Jawad (2021)
• Cyclone Mocha (2023)

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20200607030351/https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc20/IO/01B.AMPHAN/ 01B.AMPHAN] from the United States Naval Research Laboratory
• [https://reliefweb.int/disaster/tc-2020-000136-mmr Tropical Cyclone Amphan - May 2020] from ReliefWeb
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