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Watch: Scenes of devastation reveal the impact of cyclone Amphan on West Bengal

The extent of damage in four districts and in Kolkata is only beginning to be gauged.

Scroll Staff
May 21, 2020 · 10:35 am
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This is how the winds speeds of 150kms drove bus in #WestBengal Impact of #AmphanSuperCyclone #Amphan #CycloneAmphanUpdate #AmphanSuperCyclone pic.twitter.com/gyuVFyozad

— sudhakar (@naidusudhakar) May 21, 2020

Super cyclone hits Bengal #AmphanSuperCyclone pic.twitter.com/OyKc6B9FAF

— Arvind kumar (@Arvindk43657249) May 20, 2020

Video from Digha, West Bengal. Super cyclone Amphan just about to have a landfall. pic.twitter.com/fDltZKgSC2

— Stranger (@amarDgreat) May 20, 2020

Cyclone Amphan crashing through Purba Medinipur, Nandigram #CycloneAmphanUpdate #Amphan pic.twitter.com/dHKiy8wSj0

— Sayon Biswas (@sayon_96) May 20, 2020

As Cyclone Amphan hit eastern India and Bangladesh, evacuation of millions were complicated by the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/SE1czVDnJ7 pic.twitter.com/xwUmuiZYc3

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 20, 2020

Electric outage in Phool Bagan, Kolkata caused due to the cyclone. Please pray for the ones who are not fortunate enough to have proper shelter in these challenging times. #CycloneAmphan #CycloneAmphanUpdate #AmphanSuperCyclone #Amphan pic.twitter.com/Lx2FsOyc0e

— Akshay (@TheAkshayBothra) May 20, 2020
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