On Monday, May 18, Tropical Cyclone Amphan had a clearly defined eye and was spinning in the Bay of Bengal off the Indian coast with sustained winds estimated at 160 mph. Winds have since dropped somewhat, but the storm continues to pose an extreme threat to coastal areas in India and Bangladesh. Amphan is seen here in an image acquired by the Himawari-8 satellite. (Credit: RAMMB/CIRA/SLIDER)
Even as they struggle to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, millions of people in India and Bangladesh are bracing for Amphan.
The dangerous tropical cyclone is bearing down on the border between the two countries and is expected to come ashore on Wednesday evening, not far from Kolkata. The Indian city of 14 million people is a mere 60 miles north of the coast.
