NEW DELHI – Chief Minister of India’s eastern state of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, said on Thursday that 72 people were killed in her state due to the severe cyclonic storm Amphan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Seventy-two people were killed because of the cyclone here yesterday,” Banerjee told a press briefing. “The damage caused by Amphan is more than the coronavirus pandemic. I would request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come and visit cyclone Amphan-affected areas.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cyclonic storm triggering gusty winds up to 190 kmph and rain battered West Bengal and coastal Odisha on Wednesday evening, flattening makeshift houses and uprooting electric poles and trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There have been casualties. I announce a compensation of $3,310 (INR 250,000 to each family that lost a member in the cyclone,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials are yet to decide on the losses the state has suffered in the cyclone. However, Banerjee put the damages at around $13.20 billion in the affected parts of state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier Modi said he would leave no stone unturned to help those affected by cyclonic storm Amphan in West Bengal and Odisha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Have been seeing visuals from West Bengal on the devastation caused by cyclone Amphan. In this challenging hour, the entire nation stands in solidarity with West Bengal,” Modi said in a brief statement posted on social media. “Authorities are working on the ground to ensure all possible assistance to those affected.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reports said the cyclone has also killed five in the neighboring state of Odisha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deaths, according to officials in the two states, have been caused due to falling of trees, electric poles, failing structures and house collapses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities have rushed additional teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to speed up restoration work, especially in Kolkata.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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