Cyclone Amphan: The Kolkata airport was left flooded and many structures within damaged.
Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, has killed 12 people in West Bengal. The powerful cyclone destroyed thousands of homes, leaving authorities struggling to mount relief efforts amid the coronavirus crisis. Bengal took the brunt of Cyclone Amphan, which barreled into the coast with gusting winds of up to 185 km per hour. In state capital Kolkata, strong winds upturned cars and felled trees and electricity poles. Parts of the city were plunged into darkness. The streets were waterlogged and trees uprooted.
The picture from the Kolkata airport showed a flooded tarmac, runways and hangars.
A shattered glass door inside a house in Kolkata.
Some buildings at the airport collapsed due to the strong winds and rainfall.
A statue of Rabindranath Tagore at a locality in Kolkata.
An Audi car damaged during the cyclonic storm.
Traffic lights sustain damage on a road in Kolkata.
Strong winds accompanied with heavy rain caused several trees to be uprooted.
An autorickshaw damaged during Cyclone Amphan.
The gale caused by the storm extensively damaged a residential building's outwall.