Cyclone Amphan unleashed its fury in West Bengal leaving behind trail of massive destruction. It has killed 72 people and ‘completely devastated’ two districts as Kolkata and several parts of the state wore a battered a day after the storm left thousands of people homeless, washed away bridges and swamped low-lying areas.
The fiercest cyclone to hit West Bengal in 100 years that destroyed mud houses and agriculture crops, and uprooted trees and electric poles also wreaked havoc in Odisha damaging power and telecom infrastructure in several coastal districts.
“So far as per the reports we have received, 72 people have died in the state due to Cyclone Amphan. Two districts – North and South 24 Parganas are completely devastated. We have to rebuild those districts from scratch.
West Bengal: Tikiapara coach yard in Howrah district flooded following heavy rainfall received yesterday due to #CycloneAmphan pic.twitter.com/UgXIUKbSrs
— ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2020
“I would urge the Central government to extend all help to the state,” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters after conducting a review meeting with officials.
“I will visit the affected areas very soon. The restoration work will start soon. A large part of North and South 24 Parganas and Kolkata are facing massive power cut since last evening. Even telephone and mobile connections are down,” she said.
“I have never witnessed such a fierce cyclone and destruction in my life. I would request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come and visit Cyclone Amphan-affected areas.”
