PM Narendra Modi made an aerial survey of the Amphan-hit areas of Bengal and Odisha and announced interim relief packages for the states. Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said her state suffered damages worth ₹1 lakh crore.
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Supercyclone Amphan, which made landfall in southern West Bengal, killed 72 people in the state and left a trail of devastation. Officials said its impact was more severe than Cyclone Aila, which hit the state in May 1999.
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The severe tropical cyclonic storm Amphan made landfall in West Bengal’s Sagar island, on Wednesday afternoon. Odisha missed a direct hit as the supercyclone changed course slightly. So far, there are reports of 12 deaths in Bengal.
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Two days after Cyclone Fani ravaged coastal Odisha causing widespread destruction, the state revised its death count upward to 38, of which 25 were registered in the pilgrimage town of Puri, where the storm made landfall on May 3.
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After making landfall and causing panic in Odisha, on Friday, Cyclone Fani has entered West Bengal on Saturday. This is one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in ten years. Odisha reported 12 deaths due to the cyclone, so far.
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Cyclone Fani made landfall in Odisha, near Puri, just before noon on Friday. The cyclone battered the state’s coastline during which three people were reportedly killed, some injured and some missing. Fani has also caused massive damage in the Puri area.
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Cyclone Fani is expected to make landfall in Odisha around Friday noon. The Category 4 hurricane has now intensified into an “extremely severe cyclonic storm” with wind speed likely to hit 200kmph at the time of landfall.
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The Indian Navy divers working on the rescue operations spotted a body of a person more than a month after 15 labourers were trapped inside an illegal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills.
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