West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that the impact of the storm was worse than the Coronavirus. Due to the cyclone Amphan that had erupted in the Bay of Bengal between the lockdown and the corona crisis. According to the media report, Mamata has been monitoring the situation in Nabanna, the state secretariat since Tuesday night. She said that due to this devastating storm, there has been a lot of destruction in South Bengal.
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There has been a huge destruction due to Amphan in Odisha and West Bengal. In Bengal, 12 people have died. In many places the trees were uprooted and in some places due to heavy rains, waterlogging also occurred. Cyclone Amphan reached the coast between Digha in West Bengal and Hatia Island in Bangladesh at around 2.30 pm on Wednesday. During this, winds went at a speed of 190 km per hour. The cyclone caused massive destruction in the coastal areas, uprooted trees and electric poles in large numbers, ravaged houses were also severely damaged.
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A meeting of the task force constituted to review the situation regarding emphon has been called at 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. In this meeting, there will be a discussion on taking necessary steps to provide relief to the loss and immediate people and to establish contact. Mamata said that from the information received, it seems that more than one lakh crore has been damaged by the storm. It will be the first priority of the government to supply essential commodities from drinking water to the cut off areas. She said that the government had already evacuated five lakh people to a safe place. Due to which the loss of life has been controlled to a great extent. It has been said that a record 180 mm of rain has been recorded in Kolkata in three hours and many areas of the metropolis and districts have been submerged.
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