The storm killed more than 100 people and left millions displaced
Residents carry tin sheets salvaged from the rubble of a damaged house in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, on May 22, 2020.Authorities began clearing roads and assessing damage on Friday after Cyclone Amphan barrelled through coastal communities in eastern India and neighbouring Bangladesh, killing more than 100 people and leaving millions displaced.
Amphan hit land Wednesday as the most powerful storm in the region in more than a decade, dumping heavy rain amid a battering storm surge.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the cyclone should be treated as a national disaster and appealed for assistance from the federal government. It was Modi’s first trip outside the national capital after imposing a coronavirus lockdown in late March.
In an initial assessment, officials in Bangladesh said the cyclone caused about $130-million in damage to infrastructure, housing, fisheries, livestock, water resources and agriculture. The full extent of the damage along India’s eastern coast was not immediately known.Authorities in both countries managed to evacuate more than 3 million people before Amphan struck.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Recovery begins after storm ravages Indian, Bangladesh coastAuthorities began clearing roads and assessing damage on Friday after Cyclone Amphan barrelled through coastal communities in eastern India and neighbouring Bangladesh, killing more than 100 people and leaving millions displaced.
Read more »
Cyclone left deaths, much destruction in India, BangladeshA powerful cyclone that slammed into coastal India and Bangladesh has left damage difficult to assess Thursday and about 20 deaths.
Read more »
Recovery begins after storm ravages India, Bangladesh coastIndia authorities on Friday began assessing damage and clearing roads in the wake of Cyclone Amphan that killed more than 90 people and left millions displaced after barrelling through the coastal communities of eastern India and neighbouring Bangladesh.
Read more »