Cyclone may hit West Bengal, Odisha around May 26

A major new storm was brewing in the Bay of Bengal off India's east coast on Thursday, forecasters warned just days after the biggest cyclone to hit the west of the country in decades, Cyclone Tauktae, left at least 110 people confirmed dead. In its latest warning, the Indian Meteorological Department said that a cyclonic storm was on course to hit the eastern states of West Bengal and Odisha on around May 26. Last May, more than 110 people died after "super cyclone" Amphan ravaged eastern India and Bangladesh, flattening villages, destroying farms and leaving millions without electricity. Scientists say cyclones in the densely-populated region are becoming both more frequent and stronger as climate change leads to warmer sea temperatures.