Catastrophic situation at Kolkata

[Chakar The Great]

Catastrophic situation at Kolkata after the Cyclone Amphan grazed past the city today in the evening of 20/05/2020

Unprecedented circumstances with windspeed as high as 135 kmph(around 160 kmph wind gust) accompanied by torrential rainfall for the past 3-4 hours.

Innumerable trees uprooted,around 5500+ houses demolished with 12 loss of lives till now in Kolkata and adjoining districts of Hooghly,Howrah and 24 Parganas.

 

[Aspen]

Back when I lived in Pakistan, I always wondered how US deals with hurricanes since even a small storm in Pakistan and India can cause massive flooding.

Flooding even in hurricanes in US is pretty rare and that's because almost every street is required to have good drainage which does not exist in many places in Pakistan and India. Hence even small storms can cause flooding to build up very quickly in South Asia while large hurricanes are generally not a concern in US because of adequate drainage systems.

 

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It's sad to hear that. With the Covid 19 pandemic, it was already hard for the people. Hope speedy relief efforts comfort the victims.

 

[DalalErMaNodi]

Good riddance.

Natural disasters and calamities can befall anyone at anytime. Atleast 12 people died, 'Good riddance' ?