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The storm system in the Bay of Bengal, Amphan, developed into a super cyclone on Monday and is expected to make landfall along the West Bengal Bangladesh coast on Wednesday, according to the India Meteorological Department. Currently, Amphan is located about 730 km south of Paradip in Odisha, 890 km southwest of Digha in West Bengal and 1,010 km southwest of Khepupara in Bangladesh.Wind speeds are expected to hit 240 kmph and extensive damage along the coast is expected in Odisha and West Bengal. Cyclone Phailin in 2013 and the super cyclone of 1999 both of which hit coastal Odisha have been the most powerful cyclones in the Bay of Bengal in the past two decades in terms of wind speed. By the time it makes landfall in West Bengal, Amphan is expected to tone down into a category 4 Extremely Severe Cyclonic (ESC) storm with wind speed of 165175kmph and gusting to 195 kmph. Last year, Fani, which was an ESC made landfall in Odisha and ravaged the State,claiming at least 40 lives. Amphan is expected to bring “heavy to extremely heavy rainfall” over Gangetic West Bengal and heavy to very heavy rainfall over north coastal Odisha on May 19 and 20. Storm surge of about 46 meters above astronomical tide is likely to inundate low-lying areas of South & North 24 Parganas and about 34 meters over the low-lying areas of East Medinipur district of West Bengal during the time of landfall, said an evening update from the Press Information Bureau.“Extensive damage to all types of kutcha houses, some damage to old badly managed pucca structures. Potential threat from flying objects, extensive uprooting of communication and power poles, Disruption of rail/road link, extensive damage to standing crops, plantations, orchards,” are what the disaster management agencies warn on the impact of the storm.The Odisha government has deployed units of the National Disaster Response Force and the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force to northcoastal districts for carrying out rescue operation. Six districts Balasore,Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Kendrapara, Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur are likely to be severely affected.
Answer the following questions from the above passage-
Q1. What is the current situation of the storm system in the Bay of Bengal, Amphan, according to the India Meteorological Department.?
Q2. Where is Amphan located currently?
Q3. Which were the two most powerful cyclones in the Bay of Bengal in the past two decades in terms of windspeed?
Q4. What are the disaster management Agencies warn on the impact of the storm?
Q5. Which are the six districts likely to be severely affected?
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