#Amphan in Kolkata

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Rudranil Ghosh: আর নয় বসে থাকা, সাহায্যে এগিয়ে আসুন! ২০০০ বস্তিবাসীর পাশে রুদ্রনীল – tollywood actor rudranil ghosh helped amphan effected people in kolkata হাইলাইটস উপকূল ও বেশ কিছু জেলার গ্রামের মানুষের অসহায়তার কান্না এখন দিকেদিকে। সেই তাঁদের পাশে দাঁড়াতেই এবার হাতজোড় করে এগিয়ে এসেছিল টলিউড ব্রিগেড। …

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पश्चिम बंगाल में ‘अम्फान’ के मृतकों की संख्या 85 हुई; बिजली, पानी की आपूर्ति को लेकर प्रदर्शन सांकेतिक तस्वीर कोलकाता पश्चिम बंगाल में चक्रवात अम्फान के कारण मरने वालों की संख्या बढ़कर 85 हो गई है। वहीं कोलकाता में नाराज लोगों ने तीन दिन बाद भी स्थिति सामान्य कर पाने में प्रशासन की विफलता के खिलाफ प्रदर्शन किया और शहर के विभिन्न हिस्सों में सड़कों को बाधित कर दिया।

[no1readsmyblog]

Cyclone Amphan hit India and Bangladesh. It was the largest in 283 years. It destroyed anything and everything in its path. People were evacuated, but according to reports, 80 are dead. It was the strongest recorded cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. Kolkata, a metro city. Destroyed. Odisha, Bengal, Bangladesh all affected.

Where is the outrage and concern. I found just one news website doing live updates. And 5 reports in total.

I don't know what to say.

I'm thankful and grateful my friend and her family are safe.

The poor are affected. Flooding, loss of homes, infrastructure, all lost.

Sunderbans destroyed.

Relief efforts are there.

Nothing more to say. Not talking about this seemed wrong. But I'm not a hypocrite. I really wouldn't have known much about it if I didn't have a friend there and actively searched the news for reports on it. Or the "woke" accounts I follow on Instagram didn't talk about it. I wouldn't have known about it.

And that is sad in itself.

[enigma-the-mysterious]

So yeah, the worst has passed. The weather's still gloomy outside but the storm itself was gone sometime during the night.

As someone who has spent all her life in the tropics and more or less near the coast, I am no stranger to storms or even cyclones. But this was......not normal. Normal storms don't break my neighbour's bricked boundary wall, for example.

I am lucky and privileged to still have electricity (thanks to our underground wiring) which unfortunately cannot be said for 90% of the affected areas. The mobile network here has been erratic since last evening and I am typing this out furiously before the next zone-out. Our dish antenna surprisingly survived this ordeal (seriously how???) although it is unable to catch any signal. All things considered, my situation could have been much, much worse.

The southern districts, especially the rurals and suburbs are devastated. We still don't know the exact picture of destruction or the death toll (last I saw, it was 20) because entire districts are just cut off from the rest of the state in terms of communication and electricity. What we know for sure is that the picture, when it emerges, will not be pretty. There's a lot of cleaning up.

Thank you @llywela @erytria @talvenhenki @smhalltheurlsaretaken @highfunctioningflailgirl @salw0109 @procrastinatorproject @moonwest @incurablescribbler @thelaithlyworm @sternenblumen and everyone else who prayed for us. I am truly touched by your support.

@mayavanavihariniharini @lgbtonystarks @butchcaroldanvers @helllucifer @buttercuparry @emocheezeball @boswati @ddroad72 kemon acho? Ki khobor?

[ddroad72]

My city just had a category 2 cyclone that left a trail of destruction in its wake. Most of the people don't have water or electricity and it is absolutely impossible to maintain social distancing in this situation.

I don't know how much more we can take.

[maneskinsslut]

How to pass your time following a cyclone/hurricane.

💛Organise/Clean your house: What better time to get things organised, throw away unnecessary items (or give away to charity) than now? Having a clean space will help brighten up the mood.

💛Clean up the water: There must be some damp places in your house or water clogged areas.  

💛Read a book: Make yourself a  warm cup of tea/coffee/hot choc, sit down, relax and read a nice book, we have time to waste! 

💛Look out for others: people everywhere need help, ask around see how they are, try to help them if you can.

💛Spend time with those that live with you: Play board games, bake together, talk to each other, be there for eachother.

💛The animals need help: if you have any stray dogs or cats in your locality, let them in if possible, give them food and shelter.

💛Play a game: There are a ton fun games out there so it just depends what you’re into! Some of my fav choices: The Sims, Planet Zoo, City Skyline... 

💛 Keep up with the news, stay safe and informed.

Realistically all we can do right now is wait. Wait for it to get better. Sooner of later it will go back to normal.

[fanficparker]

I am extremely worried about my friends in Bengal... Plz pray for Bengal. 🙏

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কলকাতার বিভিন্ন জায়গায় ঝড়ের তাণ্ডবে পড়ে গিয়েছে সিগনাল পোস্ট। Traffic signals damaged in Kolkata due to cyclone Amphan | kolkata

কলকাতার বিভিন্ন জায়গায় ঝড়ের তাণ্ডবে পড়ে গিয়েছে সিগনাল পোস্ট। Traffic signals damaged in Kolkata due to cyclone Amphan | kolkata

এভাবেই ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হয়েছে একাধিক ট্রাফিক সিগনাল৷ পুলিশ সূত্রের খবর, শহরের বিভিন্ন জায়গায় ট্রাফিক পুলিশকেই দীর্ঘ সময় দাঁড়িয়ে গাড়ির যাতায়াত নিয়ন্ত্রণ করতে হচ্ছে।

#কলকাতা:আমফানের প্রভাবে শহরের একাধিক পরিষেবা বন্ধ। ঝড়ের দাপটে কোথায় যেন থমকে গিয়েছে জীবনটাই। উত্তর কলকাতার তুলনায় দক্ষিণ কলকাতা বেশি ক্ষতির সম্মুখীন হয়েছে। শহরে এখনও বেশিভাগ জায়গায় পড়ে…

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Ahead of Kolkata civic polls, TMC releases manifesto; BJP takes a swipe at it

Ahead of Kolkata civic polls, TMC releases manifesto; BJP takes a swipe at it

With Kolkata, frequently bearing the brunt of cyclones and erratic and extremely heavy spells of rain triggered by climate change and global warming, the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal in its manifesto for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections has promised to revamp the city’s drainage pattern in the next five years to keep the city free from water logging during such…

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When you wake up to the news that the cyclone is going to enter your city through the east and that's exactly where you live

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This Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Relives Cyclone Amphan Horror. See Pics Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata primarily based on Cyclone Amphan Kolkata: Durga Puja pandals and idols of the goddess within the metropolis of pleasure by no means fail to amaze.

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Depression, on Amphan route, to bring rain today | Kolkata News Kolkata: The metropolis could be lashed by spells of significant shower on Saptami below the impact of a deep melancholy that will hit the Bengal-Bangladesh coastline on October 23 afternoon, going alongside the similar route that had been taken by cyclone Amphan.

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street dogs in kolkata: ধ্বংসের মাঝেও মানবিক কলকাতা, হাঁটুজল নিয়েও কার্নিশ থেকে উদ্ধার পথকুকুরকে! – kolkata young save street dog after cyclone amphan হাইলাইটস কয়েক ঘণ্টার এক ঝড় কলকাতা-সহ বাংলার একটা বড় অংশকেই যেন শ্মশান করে দিয়েছে। এত নেই-এর এরই মধ্যেও অবশ্য কলকাতা দেখাল তার মধ্যে মানবিক মনটা এখনও বেঁচে আছে। …