Highlights: Bandhan Bank services impacted in some areas of West Bengal, Odisha

India Meteorological Department Bhubaneswar states in a bulletin that Cyclone Amphan moved north northeastwards with a speed of 27 kmph during past 6 hours, further weakened into a cyclonic storm and lay centred today at 5.30 am over Bangladesh near Lat, reports ANI.

The India Meteorological Department said that the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are very likely to experience heatwave conditions as the overall temperature is expected to be between 44-45 degree Celsius due to the impact of Cyclone Amphan, reports ANI.

Extremely severe cyclone 'Amphan' has killed at least 12 persons and ravaged Kolkata and several parts of West Bengal as it left behind a trail of destruction by uprooting trees, destroying thousands of homes and swamping low-lying areas of the state, reports PTI.

After a day of heavy rainfall in Odisha due to Cyclone Amphan, parts of the state witnessed improvement in weather conditions. Shops opened in Patrapada area of Balasore as normalcy was slowly restoring in the region.

Odisha: Shops open in Patrapada area of Balasore as normalcy returns here, a day after heavy rainfall and strong winds - due to #CycloneAmphan - hit the region and other parts of the state. pic.twitter.com/f5kzxfoyU5

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As Cyclone Amphan, which became a severe cyclonic storm caused destruction in the state of West Bengal, several parts of Kolkata were waterlogged. Trees were seen uprooted which caused damage to vehicles, propertie, etc., reports ANI.

West Bengal: Trees uprooted & waterlogging in several parts of Kolkata in wake of #CycloneAmphan. The cyclone is very likely to weaken into a deep depression during the next 3 hours as per India Meteorological Department (IMD). pic.twitter.com/f81DZw3a0W

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The India Meteorological Department said that Cyclone Amphan has moved north-northeastwards direction with a wind speed of 30 kmph over the past six hours. It is very likely to move in the same direction and further weaken into a deep depression in the during next three hours, reports ANI.

Severe cyclonic storm #Amphan over Bangladesh & adjoining West Bengal coast moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 30 km/ph during the past 6 hours. Very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards & weaken further into a deep depression during the next 3 hours: IMD pic.twitter.com/DgwUsyNZu6

— ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2020

SN Pradhan, DG National Disaster Response Force said road clearance and restoration work in underway in Kolkata. The cyclonic storm had triggered torrential rain in the capital city of West Bengal causing destruction all around.

Road clearance and restoration work underway in Kolkata, West Bengal: SN Pradhan, DG National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) #CycloneAmphan pic.twitter.com/7WNU7VzqGB

— ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2020