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Thestormisheadedtowardpoorareaswith a lotofpeopleandnot a lotofgoodinfrastructure, liketransportationandcommunicationsnetworks.
It's expectedtomakelandfallneartheGangesRiverdelta, wheretheGangesandtheBrahmaputrariversemptyintotheBayofBengal, andthatcouldbringmajorstormsurges, a riseinseawaterlevelsblownashoreby a cyclone, naturaldisastersarecommoninthispartoftheworld, butthiscouldbethefirsttime a powerfulstormhitsIndiaandBangladeshduring a diseasepandemic.
SofirstresponderscouldbecalledontobothrescuepeopleandhelpprotectthemfromCoronavirus, whichwillbe a concern, especiallyincrowdedevacuationcenters.
MeteorologistPedramJavaheriforCNNWeatherin a menacingtropicalcyclonetamponnowequivalentto a CategoryfivehurricaneifitwereintotheAtlanticOceanButofcoursetheyhavebeengold.
Veryvulnerableregion.
260 kilometerperhoursustainedwindsgustingto 315 kilometersperhoursandcertainly a veryslowmovingsystem.
Butevenifitdoessuch a tremendouslylargesysteminsuch a strongsystemthatwedoknowtheimpactsateven a categorytwoorcategorythreeequivalentcouldbesignificant.
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