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The authorities acted quickly to move people from the cyclone’s path, but worried they might be putting them into the path of the coronavirus.VideoCyclone Amphan hit India’s coast as the country and neighboring Bangladesh are struggling with coronavirus infections. The storm also caused floods in Sri Lanka.CreditCredit...Reuters‘The next 24 hours are very crucial.’Bridges swept away.…

Millions fled, and several deaths have been reported, but for the moment, at least, residents say it appears it could have been much worse.Paradeep, India, as Cyclone Amphan made landfall Wednesday.Credit...EPA, via ShutterstockNEW DELHI — A dreaded cyclone tore through eastern India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, knocking down trees, smashing countless shacks and killing at…

Cyclone Amphan made landfall Wednesday afternoon near the town of Digha, on India’s eastern coast. As the storm approached from the Bay of Bengal this week, hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from coastal areas near the border of India and Bangladesh. On Wednesday, Amphan was a Category 2 storm with winds of 98…

A woman carries a child through heavy rain as they evacuate a slum area in Kolkata, India, ahead Cyclone Amphan's landfall on Wednesday, May 20. Tropical Cyclone Amphan has made landfall near Sagar Island in West Bengal, India, near the border of India and B…