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Cyclone Amphan has wreaked havoc in India, Bangladesh.
India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up on Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 95 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
80 of the victims who passed away belonged to India’s West Bengal.
Cyclone Amphan has flattened houses, uprooted trees, blew off roofs and toppled electricity pylons, while a storm surge inundated coastal villages and wrecked shrimp farms vital to the local economy of both the countries.
The United Nations office in Bangladesh estimates 10 million people were affected, and some 500,000 people may have lost their homes.
The disaster has raised fears in India that overcrowding in storm shelters may exacerbate the spread of coronavirus as well.
India’s West Bengal reported 72 deaths — including 15 in the capital Kolkata — with state premier Mamata Banerjee saying: “I haven’t seen a disaster of this magnitude.”
