72 killed in West Bengal due to cyclone Amphan

Both the North and South 24 Parganas have been battered by the cyclone. Houses, embankments, everything got destroyed. Crop fields washed away

At least 72 people have died in West Bengal due to cyclone Amphan, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today.

Earlier on Wednesday night, Mamata Banerjee said the impact of cyclone Amphan was "worse than coronavirus".

"Both the North and South 24 Parganas have been battered by the cyclone. Houses, embankments, everything got destroyed. Crop fields washed away.

Around 10-12 deaths have been reported so far," she said while talking to the media on Wednesday night regarding the destructions of the cyclone on India's West Bengal. 

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