Dozens killed by deadly Cyclone Amphan in India and Bangladesh, leaving 'trail of devastation.'
Cyclone Amphan, carrying strong rain and winds of up to 118 mph, made landfall on Wednesday evening, leaving a"trail of devastation" in India's northeast, Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Bannerjee,A damaged car after an uprooted tree fell on it after Cyclone Amphan hit the region in Kolkata, India, May 21, 2020.
A damaged car after an uprooted tree fell on it after Cyclone Amphan hit the region in Kolkata, India, May 21, 2020.The majority of the casualties were killed by falling trees and electrocution, as the cyclone upended buildings and caused flooding across swathes of Kolkata, the state's capital, with a population of 14 million, and across the northeast.
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