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IMD says the cyclone crossed the the Maharashtra coast at Raigad between 12.30 and 2.30 pm on Wednesday. Follow live updates here:
IMD has said the the cyclonic storm will cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts late in the evening on June 3.
The IMD has issued an orange-colour coded warning to Kerala, coastal Karnataka, Goa and coastal Maharashtra for June 1.
Some images from south Bengal, which has largely been inaccessible.
Migrant workers who managed to reach home are now homeless, there is apprehension of water borne diseases and scare of a rise in Covid cases because social distancing is now a luxury.
The cyclone killed at least 10 people in West Bengal, leaving many parts in a state of destruction.
West Bengal bore the brunt of CycloneAmphan. With rains continuing, Mamata said the hardest hits areas were not immediately accessible.
People took to social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram to document the landfall of cyclone Amphan
The cyclone made landfall at the West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts between Digha in West Bengal and Hatia Islands in Bangladesh. See updates here:
The cyclone is likely to unleash heavy rain and high-velocity winds in large swathes of coastal Odisha and West Bengal.