Extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Amphan with wind speed of 160-170 kmph, gusting to 190 kmph coupled with heavy rain hit the Digha coast in East Medinipur district around 2.30 pm today
The cyclone made landfall at Digha in West Bengal today, leaving a trail of destruction which led to the death of two persons in the state.
Two women were killed in Howrah district and Minakhan area of North 24 Parganas district due to uprooting of trees.