The authorities in West Bengal suspended all operations at Kolkata airport till 5 am on Thursday in the wake of Cyclone Amphan which is hurtling towards the east Indian coast. It is expected to make the landfall between West Bengal and Bangladesh on Wednesday afternoon.
Kolkata is one of the cities which will be affected by the movement of the cyclone. The other districts in West Bengal which will bear the brunt of the cyclone are Hooghly, North and South 24 Parganas.
The cyclone will also impact Odisha badly and around 10 districts will be severely impacted. Authorities have evacuated 4.2 million people from low-lying areas in these two states.
