TIMES OF INDIA
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 22, 2020, 12: 18: 39 IST
The toll from Cyclone Amphan’s nine-hour march through south Bengal climbed to 72, including 15 lives lost in Kolkata alone, as city streets and villages continued throwing up bodies on Thursday, most of them electrocuted (in Kolkata) or buried under homes (in the districts). Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached West Bengal to take stock of the situation.
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I sincerely thank the President Ram Nath Kovind Ji, for personally calling me to convey his support & concerns for the people of Bengal in this unprecedented time of crisis. We are extremely grateful.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee
Cyclone Amphan should be treated as national disaster: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at Kolkata airport. (PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on arrival at Kolkata Airport. The PM will be conducting an aerial survey of the areas affected by the cyclone.
This is PM Modi’s second visit to West Bengal this year (only state apart from UP where PM has had multiple visits this year).
PM Modi is accompanied by ministers who hail from West Bengal and Odisha- Dharmendra Pradhan, Babul Supriyo, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Debashree Chaudhuree
Five more bodies recovered from debris in West Bengal, toll in state rises t