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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured the West Bengal that the country is in solidarity with him, as the state of the account of losses in the cyclone Amphan.
“We have been seeing visual of West Bengal in the devastation caused by the Cyclone Amphan. In this difficult hour, the entire nation is in solidarity with West Bengal. Praying for the well-being of the people of the state. Efforts are on to ensure the normality, Prime Minister Modi said in a tweet.
The cyclone that barrelled through the Odisha coast on Wednesday before hitting West Bengal has killed at least 12 people in Bengal and three in Odisha.
The storm began its landing at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, with sustained wind speeds of 155-165 kmph in a spiral of up to 185 km / h has led to a damage to property, crops, and standing crops.
The cyclone weakened as it moved towards Bangladesh.
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“My thoughts are with the people of Odisha as the state bravely battles the effects of Cyclone Amphan. The authorities are working on the ground to ensure all possible assistance to those affected. I pray that the situation normalizes in the first,” Modi sain in another tweet.
On Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the damage was difficult to assess immediately, because the entire islands had been cut off from the mainland, and many areas were without electricity or telephone connectivity.
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