(Sandhya Jha, Intern Journalist) : At least 15 people have died in Bangladesh from Hurricane Amphan. Giving this information, Health Ministry spokesperson Ayesha Akhtar said that the damage caused by the cyclone is being reviewed. Trees and electric poles have been uprooted from place to place due to the strong wind blowing from 160 to 200 kilometers per hour.
The walls of many houses also collapsed. The strong rain added to the storm’s havoc. Around two and a half hours later Wednesday afternoon, the cyclone hit the coast of Digha in West Bengal and Hatia Island in Bangladesh. The Sundarbans, which bordered both India and Bangladesh, were the areas most affected by the cyclone. Many animals are feared killed in the forest. Meanwhile, UNICEF feared that at least 19 million children in India and Bangladesh could be affected by Hurricane Amphan.
Hurricane caused havoc in West Bengal toon the other hand, severe storm Amphan caused severe devastation in many districts of West Bengal including Kolkata, and 72 people died after being hit by this devastating storm. Is severely devastated. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that such a storm was never seen. Despite losing five lakh people, so many lives were lost. Contact has been cut from many districts.
