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Home / News / India News / Cyclone Amphan: 72 dead in Bengal; Rs. 2.5L compensation announced
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    Cyclone Amphan: 72 dead in Bengal; Rs. 2.5L compensation announced

    Siddhant Pandey
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    Siddhant Pandey
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    Last updated on May 22, 2020, 12:51 am
    Cyclone Amphan: 72 dead in Bengal; Rs.  2.5L compensation announced
  • A day after Cyclone Amphan made landfall at West Bengal's Digha, the super cyclonic storm left the state in ruins.

    As the storm progressed into Bangladesh, it left 72 dead in West Bengal along with a trail of destruction.

    The Kolkata airport was left waterlogged along with other low-lying areas, while several buildings, trees, and electricity poles were damaged.

    Here are more details.

  • In this article
    Never seen such a disaster before, says West Bengal CM Here's a clip from the Kolkata airport North and South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, Howrah also badly-hit Visuals from Purba Medinipur Damage estimated to be higher in West Bengal: NDRF Cyclone now centered over Bangladesh, 300 km east-northeast of Kolkata Assam likely to receive very-very heavy rainfall
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    Never seen such a disaster before, says West Bengal CM

    Never seen such a disaster before, says West Bengal CM
  • West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Cyclone Amphan had left 72 people across the state dead, including 15 deaths in Kolkata.

    "I have never seen such a disaster before," Banerjee said, as the state also reels under a coronavirus outbreak.

    Banerjee announced a compensation of Rs. 2-2.5 lakh for kin of those deceased and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the state.

  • Twitter Post

    Here's a clip from the Kolkata airport

  • WATCH- The impact of #CycloneAmphan on Kolkata Airport. An old Air India hangar has sustained maximum damage, its roof has collapsed. pic.twitter.com/zYmzDf28ah

    — Zeba Warsi (@Zebaism) May 21, 2020
  • Information

    North and South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, Howrah also badly-hit

  • Kolkata was among the worst-hit regions along with North and South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, and Howrah. Several dilapidated buildings reportedly crumbled under the effect of the cyclonic storm. Banerjee had estimated damages amounting to Rs. 1 lakh crore on Wednesday evening.

  • Twitter Post

    Visuals from Purba Medinipur

  • Cyclone Amphan crashing through Purba Medinipur, Nandigram #CycloneAmphanUpdate #Amphan pic.twitter.com/dHKiy8wSj0

    — Sayon Biswas (@sayon_96) May 20, 2020
  • NDRF

    Damage estimated to be higher in West Bengal: NDRF

    Damage estimated to be higher in West Bengal: NDRF
  • At a press briefing on Thursday, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director-General SN Pradhan said the damage is estimated to be higher in West Bengal.

    Pradhan said the state has requested four more NDRF teams, that will reach the state by Thursday evening.

    He said 5 lakh people had been evacuated in West Bengal and 2 lakh in the neighboring Odisha state.

  • IMD

    Cyclone now centered over Bangladesh, 300 km east-northeast of Kolkata

    Cyclone now centered over Bangladesh, 300 km east-northeast of Kolkata
  • The Indian Meteorological Department Director-General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said during the press briefing that Cyclone Amphan will no longer have an adverse impact on West Bengal.

    The storm moved further north-northeastwards, weakening into a deep depression, and lay centered over Bangladesh about 300 km east-northeast of Kolkata, 110 km south-southeast of Dhubri and 80 km south-southeast of Rangpur in Bangladesh.

  • Information

    Assam likely to receive very-very heavy rainfall

  • Mohapatra said, "Very-very heavy rainfall is expected in Assam especially in the western part and in Meghalaya. Arunachal Pradesh will also receive some rainfall at isolated places." Assam Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna has asked the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) to remain alert.

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