Amphan wreaks havoc on East Midnapore
Biswabrata
Goswami
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The
extremely severe cyclonic storm, which brought in its wake heavy rain coupled
with gale winds, damaged thousands of houses, uprooted hundreds of trees and
snapped cables mostly in Nandigram-I and II, Egra-I and II, Deshapran,
Ramnagar-I and Contai blocks in East Midnapore.
This
apart, hundreds of hectares of agricultural lands where aman crops were full
grown stage across the district were flattened due to the impact of the severe
storm. Betel vines and flower and vegetable cultivation were severely affected
across the district.
According
to the reports from Digha Development Authority, the sea beaches like Digha,
Manadarmani and Tajpur were also affected. Several shops in Digha were damaged
and high tidal waves flooded over 100 coastal villages in East Midnapore as
well as Digha, affecting nearly 10,000 people and leaving thousands homeless.
Over
500 mud huts collapsed immediately after the impact of the cyclonic storm,
rendering over 2,000 people homeless. The villagers have been shifted to relief
camps set up by panchayats in Shankarpur, Deshpran, Tajpur, Khejuri and
Kendamari in Nandigram.
Due
to heavy rainfall, hundreds of acres of low-lying areas in the coastal belt
have been inundated. Srikanta Jana, 47, a fisherman from the coastal village of
Tajpur, about 10 km from Digha, said the sea began to swell since last night.
“There
was chest-deep water in most parts of the village by 11 p.m. The winds were so
strong that my hut collapsed in front of my eyes. We took shelter at a relief
camp set up at a primary school in our village,” Jana said.
“Around
500 people from our village and neighbouring areas have taken shelter at the
camp.”
Partha
Ghosh, district magistrate, East Midnapore said, “It is too early to say
anything about the damage. The NDRF teams are working at the vulnerable areas.
They are mostly busy rescuing people from worst affected areas”.
Amphan : At a glance in Bengal
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As
per the forecast, the system continued on its track of north-northwestwards
till Sunday and then re-curved north-northeastwards from Monday to Wednesday. The
IMD forecasts that the Cyclone Amphan is very likely to cross West
Bengal–Bangladesh coasts between Digha (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands
(Bangladesh) during afternoon or evening hours of Wednesday, May 20, as a Very
Severe Cyclonic Storm.
The cyclone finally took a slight curve from the predicted route and crossed the districts like Hooghly and Nadia.
Massive massacre....
ReplyDeleteMore massive than what I have described in the report.
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