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Super Cyclone Amphan India Images: An extremely severe cyclone packing winds of up to 190 kmph Wednesday rampaged through coastal Odisha and West Bengal, dumping heavy rain, swamping homes and farmland. At least 12 persons and ravaged Kolkata and several parts of West Bengal. After making landfall at 2.30 p.m. between Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya island in Bangladesh, cyclone Amphan cut a swathe through the coastal areas, flattening fragile dwellings, uprooting trees and electric poles. At least 6.58 lakh people were evacuated in West Bengal and Odisha before the cyclone struck. Let us take a look at some of the images:
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Kolkata: Mangled remains of a bus after a tree fell on it during Cyclone Amphan, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)
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Kolkata: Mangled remains of a taxi after a tree fell on it during Cyclone Amphan, at Dharamtala in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)
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West Midnapore: A family stands inside their damaged house in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, at Kharagpur in West Midnapore district. (PTI Photo)
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Residents salvage their belongings from the rubble of a damaged house in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, in South 24 Parganas district in the eastern state of West Bengal.(Reuters Photo)
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Kolkata: An uprooted tree and a traffic signal post lie on a street in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)
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Nadia: An uprooted tree that fell on a house during Cyclone Amphan, in Santipur, Nadia. (PTI Photo)
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West Bengal: A portion of Kolkata Airport flooded in wake of Cyclone Amphan. (ANI Photo)
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A bus damaged by a fallen tree due to Cyclone Amphan, is seen in Kolkata, West Bengal. (ANI Photo)
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Kolkata: Passersby look at an uprooted tree after the super cyclone 'Amphan' passed the area, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)
Roadside vendors along a metro station salvage material from his stall after Cyclone Amphan hit the region in Kolkata. (AP Photo) -
Kolkata: Passersby look at an uprooted lamp post following super cyclone 'Amphan', in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)
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Nadia: People look at an uprooted tree that fell on a house during Cyclone Amphan, in Santipur, Nadia. (PTI Photo)
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Commuters move past a tree branch precariously hanging after cyclone Amphan hit the region, in Kolkata. (AP Photo)
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According to the weatherman, Amphan is the most fiercest cyclone to hit the state in the last 100 years. (ANI Photo)
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has been monitoring the situation at state secretariat Nabanna since Tuesday night, said the impact of Amphan was "worse than coronavirus". (ANI Photo)
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A man cuts branches of an uprooted tree after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall, in Kolkata. (Reuters Photo)
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West Bengal: Trees uprooted & waterlogging in several parts of Kolkata in wake of Cyclone Amphan. (ANI Photo)
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More than 50 million people is expected to take a direct hit from the powerful Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal. (ANI Photo)
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Bhadrak: People make way through gusty winds as super cyclone Amphan makes landfall, near Dhamara Port in Bhadrak district. (PTI Photo)
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Trees are battered by severe winds from Cyclone Amphan in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, May 20, 2020, in this still image obtained from a social media video. (Reuters Photo)
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The cyclone barrelled through coastal districts of North and South 24 Paraganas of Bengal, unleashing copious rain and windstorm, blowing away thatched houses, uprooting trees, electric poles and swamping low lying towns and villages. (Reuters Photo)
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People walk past a tree branch fallen in the middle of a road after Cyclone Amphan hit the region in Kolkata. (AP Photo)
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A man salvages his belongings from the rubble of a damaged shop after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall, in South 24 Parganas district in the eastern state of West Bengal. (Reuters Photo)
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Men remove a fallen electricity pole from a road after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall, in South 24 Parganas district, in the eastern state of West Bengal. (Reuters Photo)
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A water-logged fuel station is pictured after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall, in Kolkata. (Reuters Photo)
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Streets and homes in low lying areas of Kolkata were swamped with rainwater. (Reuters Photo)
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Members of National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) remove a branch of an uprooted tree after Cyclone Amphan made its landfall, in Digha, near the border between the eastern states of West Bengal and Odisha. (Reuters Photo)
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Strong winds with speed up to 125 kmph per hour upturned cars in Kolkata and felled trees and electricity poles blocking important roads and intersections. (PTI Photo)
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South 24 Parganas: A makeshift shop destroyed by the sea waves at Bakkhali due to the landing of Cyclone Amphan, near Sunderbans area in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. (PTI Photo)
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Mayurbhanj: Trees sway as heavy gusty induced by super cyclone Amphan hit Rasgovindpur in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. (PTI Photo)
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A boat stands anchored as it rains just few minuahead of Cyclone Amphan landfall, at Bhadrak district, in Odisha. (AP Photo)
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Policemen remove a damaged structure from a road during gusty winds as super cyclone Amphan makes its landfall, at Rasgovindpur in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. (PTI Photo)
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Kendrapada: Fire and Rescue Service personnel clear uprooted trees on a road following gusty winds as super cyclone Amphan makes its landfall, in Kendrapada district. (PTI Photo)
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The cyclone barreled through coastal districts of West Bengal, unleashing copious rain and windstorm, blowing away thatched houses, uprooting trees, electric poles and swamping low lying towns and villages. (AP Photo)
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Commuters walk along the city's iconic landmark, Howrah Bridge to cross the Hooghly River as it rains in Kolkata. (AP Photo)
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South 24 Parganas: Villagers walk on a road during a storm due to Cyclone Amphan at Kakdwip near Sunderbans area in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. (PTI Photo)
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