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Passersby look at an uprooted lamp post following super cyclone Amphan in Kolkata.
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Submerged vehicles in a flooded alleyway after the landfall of cyclone Amphan in Kolkata.
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Villagers salvage items from their house damaged by cyclone Amphan in Midnapore, West Bengal.
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A woman stands amidst the debris of her house damaged by cyclone Amphan in Satkhira.
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A bus damaged by a fallen tree due to Cyclone Amphan, is seen in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Fire Services team clearing road blockage after a tree uprooted due to heavy winds and rain ahead of cyclone 'Amphan'
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The collapsed police barricades at Howrah Bridge after strong winds due to Cyclone Amphan, at Howrah Bridge, in Howrah.
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A man checks cars in a garage damaged by cyclone Amphan in Satkhira.
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A man crosses a flooded street after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall, in Kolkata, India
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A man walks over a collapsed wall after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall, in Kolkata, India.
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A man checks cars in a garage damaged by cyclone Amphan in Satkhira.
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The powerful cyclone Amphan plowed inland after crashing into the coasts of India and Bangladesh, where more than 2.6 million people fled to shelters in a frantic evacuation made all the more challenging by the coronavirus pandemic. | Above: People make their way to a safer place as the cyclone makes its landfall in Gabura outskirts of Satkhira district, Bangladesh.
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In this India Meteorological Department (IMD) released satellite image captured at approximately 5 pm on Wednesday is seen Cyclone Amphan along the costal areas of Bay of Bengal. Extremely severe cyclonic storm ''Amphan'' made a landfall at 2:30 pm on Wednesday between Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya island in Bangladesh.
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The eye of the storm was likely to pass through the Sunderbans, one of the largest mangrove forests in the world, India's meteorological department said. | Above: Rainfall and heavy winds in North 24 Parganas as Amphan makes landfall.
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Cyclone Amphan, the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane, was packing sustained winds of up to 170 kilometers per hour with maximum gusts of 190 kph. | Above: Trees being uprooted and blockade Grant Tank road at Serampore, Hooghly.
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Authorities warned it could cause extensive damage to flimsy houses and a storm surge could push seawater 25 kilometers inland, flooding cities including Kolkata. | Above: A makeshift shop destroyed by the sea waves at Bakkhali, near Sunderbans area in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
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Coconut trees swayed wildly, electric poles lay scattered on the roads of Kolkata, rain pounded fishing villages, and rivers surged as the storm battered coastal areas. Thousands of home were damaged and river embankments were washed away. | Above: Workers try to restore a power line after a tree fell on it, in Burdwan district of West Bengal.
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A woman crushed by a tree and a 13-year-old girl killed near Kolkata were among the first deaths reported in India before phone connectivity snapped. In southern Bangladesh, a volunteer in a cyclone preparedness team drowned when a boat capsized in a canal. | Above: A tree uprooted after heavy rain and strong wind continues to lash Kolkata.
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Villagers shift to safe place from Bakkhali to save themselves from the impact of Cyclone Amphan, near Sunderbans area in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal
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Coastal guards petrol the waters of Hooghly river during to the super cyclonic storm ’Amphan’ at Babughat in Kolkata
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A man walks in the rain as the Cyclone Amphan makes landfall, at Bhadrak district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa
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A disaster management and civil defence personnel urge citizens to stay indoors as Digha sees high tide and strong winds ahead of cyclone 'Amphan' landfall, in Digha
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A cycle rickshaw crosses the Howrah Bridge during rain as a result of the prevailing conditions of Cyclone Amphan in Kolkata
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Police officers carry a disabled man to a safer place following his evacuation from a slum area before Cyclone Amphan makes its landfall, in Kolkata
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A boat sinks at Paradip port in the heavy rain with the wind speed over 100km amid cyclone Amphan Jagatsinghpur district, in Bhubaneshwar
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People gather at a Cyclone Centre for protection before the cyclone Amphan makes its landfall in Gabura outskirts of Satkhira district, Bangladesh
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A man saves his umbrella during the rain and wind as a result of the prevailing conditions of the Cyclone Amphan in Kolkata
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A man looks out as waves hit a breakwater at Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai , as Cyclone Amphan barrels towards India's eastern coast
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A man walks against the force of the wind ahead of Cyclone Amphan landfall, at Bhadrak district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa
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A woman carries her son as she tries to protect him from heavy rain while they rush to a safer place, following their evacuation from a slum area before Cyclone Amphan makes its landfall, in Kolkata
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