Super Cyclone Amphan claims three lives in West Bengal so far
Kolkata/IBNS: At least three people died as West Bengal continues to witness heavy rains and high storms on Wednesday evening owing to the landfall of the super Cyclone Amphan along the state's Sagar Island.
Cyclone Amphan crossed West Bengal-Bangladesh coast between Digha (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) across Sunderbans near lat 21.65N & long 88.3E between 1530 & 1730 hrs IST of 20th May with wind speed of 155-165 gusting to 185 mph, the Indian Met Department stated.
#CycloneAmphan landfall in #WestBengal's #Sundarbans @BSF_India pic.twitter.com/TjTyQAP0g0
— DD News (@DDNewslive) May 20, 2020
The cyclone's wind speed is presently 130 km per hour.
The eastern state reported three deaths so far. A girl in Howrah died after a wall collapsed on her at Shalimar.
In North 24 Parganas, a 56-year-old woman in Minakhan and another youth in Basirhat were killed by uprooted trees.
Amid warning of severe damage to properties, Amphan has already destroyed over 5,000 houses in Minakhan, Haroa, Basirhat Hingalgunj, Hasnabad areas of North 24 Parganas.
Most of the areas in Howrah and North 24 Parganas are facing power cuts due to heavy rainfall, uprooting of trees and flooding in many places.
According to television footage, roofs several houses collapsed as a result of the high winds during the storm.
Two teams of NDRF have already started road clearance work with cutting equipments at Shyampur Block in Howrah district.
Removal of uprooted trees amidst the storm by Kolkata Traffic Police. @CPKolkata #StayHomeStaySafe #WeCareWeDare pic.twitter.com/AlZQZCVVz4
— DCP Traffic Kolkata (@KPTrafficDept) May 20, 2020
#WestBengal: 2 BN NDRF teams started road clearance work with cutting equipments at Shyampur Block in Howrah district @NDRFHQ#AmphanCyclone #CycloneAmphanUpdate pic.twitter.com/LQcLfDrVGg
— DD News (@DDNewslive) May 20, 2020
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