Lessons Learned from the Response to Cyclone Amphan (Final Draft) 22 November 2020

Publication language
English
Pages
22pp
Date published
16 Nov 2020
Type
Lessons papers
Keywords
Development & humanitarian aid, Cyclone, Response and recovery

Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan was a powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Eastern India, specifically West Bengal, and also Bangladesh in May 2020. On 20 May 2020, Cyclone Amphan made landfall near Jammu Island, West Bengal at 5.00 pm BST with 130-140 km/h wind speed. 26 people lost their lives and that 7 people were injured due to falling of trees, boat capsizes, wall collapses and drowning. The cyclone affected 10 million vulnerable people in 19 districts.