NASA pictures of Cyclone Amphan battering Odisha and West Bengal

• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared some harrowing pictures from outer space of Cyclone Amphan as it moves up the Bay of Bengal.
  
• It’s been tracking the first tropical storm of the season with a slew of satellites.
  
• Here are some images that show how the cyclone moved from the wide expanse of the ocean to hit land in India and Bangladesh.
  

Cyclone Amphan is wreaking havoc on the coast of Bangladesh and India as it tears through the Bay of Bengal. It’s the first tropical storm of the season and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been tracking its progress with satellites. It has sent back harrowing images of the natural disaster delivering a “substantial storm surge” to coastal areas.

Even winds speeds have decreased, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) as the cyclone made contact with land, it still packed enough power to destroy buildings, uproot trees and takedown powerlines.

These are some images of Cyclone Amphan as it makes its way across the North Indian basin: