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"Amphan: Kolkata Devastated As Cyclone Leaves Scores Dead" [1]

"The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone which has killed at least 84 people across India and Bangladesh.

Storm Amphan struck land on Wednesday, lashing coastal areas with ferocious wind and rain. It is now weakening as it moves north into Bhutan.

Thousands of trees were uprooted in the gales, electricity and telephone lines brought down and houses flattened.

Many of Kolkata's roads are flooded and its 14 million people without power."

BBC News had the story May 21, 2020. [2]

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Source: BBC News [2], 05/21/2020
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/amphan-kolkata-devastated-cyclone-leaves-scores-dead [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52749935 [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81