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Which tropical cyclone can be termed the super cyclonic storm that originated in the area of West Bengal, Odisha, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan in May 2020 and reached a speed of 240 km per hour?

ANisarga
BFani
CAmphan ✓ Correct
DTitli
Correct answer: (C) Amphan
Explanation

Amphan was the May 2020 super cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal that hit West Bengal, Odisha and neighbours near 240 km per hour.

Nisarga struck the western coast near Maharashtra in June 2020, not the eastern region.

Fani was an earlier 2019 storm that mainly battered Odisha, not the May 2020 event.

Titli was a 2018 cyclone over the same bay, well before this event.

Amphan was one of the strongest storms recorded in the Bay of Bengal in decades.

It caused severe flooding and damage in the Sundarbans delta and Kolkata.

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