Cyclone alert for Bengal, Odisha as 'Amphan' intensifies

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a cyclone alert for West Bengal and north Odisha coasts as an extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Amphan' was over the central parts of the South Bay of Bengal and adjoining central Bay of Bengal.

In a statement, the IMD said, "The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm 'AMPHAN'...