Cyclone Amphan's trail of destruction in Bangladesh and India; UN concerned
India, May 25 -- UN humanitarians and partners are working hard to assist the people of Bangladesh and India suffering from the impact of Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall on Wednesday, wreaking havoc, causing high tidal surges, flooding and embankments to collapse.
"It is believed that around 10 million people in Bangladesh are impacted by the cyclone, with half a million families potentially having lost their homes", UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters during a regular virtual briefing on Thursday, from New York.The cyclone, which lashed coastal areas with brutal winds and rain, left at least 84 people across India and Bangladesh dead, according to news reports."Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that the storm has dama...
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