Amphan turns deadly as it causes widespread damage across India, Bangladesh

Cyclone Amphan, one of the strongest storms in recent memory to churn through the Bay of Bengal, turned deadly after roaring ashore in northeastern India Wednesday afternoon local time with the force equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the storm, rated as an extremely severe cyclonic storm, made landfall between the hours of 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. local time along the shores of the Indian state…