What you need to know
- Cyclone Amphan made landfall in West Bengal, India, near the Bangladeshi border.
- Amphan became the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal on Monday night, though it has since weakened slightly.
- Indian officials said that up to 300,000 people in coastal areas are in immediate danger from potentially deadly storm surges and flooding.
- Evacuations across the region have been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, as authorities attempt to maintain strict social distancing rules.
- CNN Weather is tracking Amphan here.
