In the Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha, the cyclone Amphan has sent huge waves of sea water over low-lying terrain, leaving behind a trail of birth. At least three people have been reported killed since being hit by falling trees, and according to authorities, almost everything has been destroyed in several West Bengal coastal villages.

Large amounts of rain and heavy rain have also hit the state capital of Calcutta.

Babul Mondal, a 35-year-old villager on the outskirts of the Indian part of the Sundarban riverfront on the border with Bangladesh - says the buildings in the area look like "overrun by a bulldozer".

- Everything is ruined.

mass Evacuation

Two more dead are reported from the state of Odisha, when a smaller residential building built of clay collapsed in the torrential rain. In Bangladesh, too, deaths have been required. A volunteer who helped evacuate villagers drowned when a boat capsized in the strong wind. Another five people must have died in the country.

Wind forces of just over 51 meters per second were predicted over land, and tens of millions of people live in the area ravaged by the cyclone.

According to Indian authorities, 650,000 people had been evacuated before Amphan withdrew over land. But at the same time, it has been difficult to find places where they can be housed when many existing temporary. According to Bangladesh authorities, about three million people and at least half a million livestock have been brought to safety from coastal areas in the country.