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Death toll due to cyclone ‘Amphan’ in West Bengal now 98: Mamata Image Source : PTI Death toll due to cyclone 'Amphan' in West Bengal now 98, says Mamata The toll in West Bengal due to Cyclone Amphan has increased to 98 and the state government is releasing Rs 6,250 crore for relief operations, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday.

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2020 – what happened so far

(it’s impossible to include all, but I try my best)

January

January 1 – Palau became the first country to ban sun creams containing ingredients that are harmful to coral and marine life.

January 2 – The government of New South Wales, Australia, declares a state of emergency whilst the government of Victoria, Australia declares a state of disaster amid large bushfires that have killed as many as 500 million animals.

January 3 – A US drone strike at Baghdad International Airport kills Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

January 5 – Iran pulls out of the 2015 nuclear deal, will not limit its uranium enrichment.

January 7 – 56 people are reported killed and over 200 injured in a crush at the funeral of general Qasem Soleimani in the city of Kerman, Iran.

January 7 – A 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Puerto Rico, island's largest in a century, kill 1 person and destroy 800 homes.

January 8 – Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 is shot down by Iran's armed forces shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport, killing all 176 people on board.

January 8 – Duke and Duchess of Sussex announce they are stepping back as "senior" royals, will work towards becoming financially independent.

January 16 – The impeachment trial of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, begins in the US Senate.

January 26 – Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant dies in a helicopter crash.

January 30 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the outbreak of the disease as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

January 31 – The United Kingdom and Gibraltar formally withdraw from the European Union at 11PM (GMT), beginning an 11-month transition period.

January 2020 was the hottest January in recorded history according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

February

February 3 – Cruise ship Diamond Princess with 3711 passengers quarantined in Yokohama port, Japan after cases of coronavirus found on board.

February 5 – The US Senate acquits US president Donald Trump on articles of impeachment.

February 8 – 20 people dies in a mall shooting in Thailand.

February 9 – Deaths from the Coronavirus overtake those of Sars (2003) with 813 deaths worldwide.

February 10 – More than 30 bushfires put out by heaviest rainfall for 30 years in New South Wales, Australia, helping end one of the worst bushfire seasons ever, 46 million acres burnt, over 1 billion animals killed, 34 people dead.

February 11 – Snow falls in Baghdad, Iraq, for only the second time in a century.

February 23 – First major coronavirus outbreak in Europe in Italy with 152 cases and three deaths, prompting emergency measures, locking down 10 towns in Lombardy.

February 23 – China's Supreme Leader Xi Jinping describes the country's coronavirus outbreak as the China's largest health emergency since 1949.

February 24 – Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and a criminal sexual act.

February 29 – Luxembourg becomes the first country in the world to make all public transport in the country (buses, trams, and trains) free to use.

February 29 – A conditional peace agreement is signed between the United States and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar. The U.S. begins gradually withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.

March

March 8 – Italy places 16 million people in quarantine, more than a quarter of its population, in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19. A day later, the quarantine is expanded to cover the entire country, becoming the first country to apply this measure nationwide.

March 9 – International share prices fall sharply in response to a Russo-Saudi oil price war and the impact of COVID-19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunges more than 2,000 points, the largest fall in its history up to that point. Oil prices also plunge by as much as 30% in early trading, the biggest fall since 1991.

March 11 – The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic with 121,564 cases worldwide and 4,373 deaths.

March 11 – Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison for a criminal sex act and rape in New York.

March 12 – Global stock markets crash. The Dow Jones Industrial Average goes into free fall, closing at over −2,300 points, the worst losses for the index since 1987.

March 13 – The government of Nepal announces that Mount Everest will be closed to climbers and the public for the rest of the season due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.

March 14 – Spain goes into lockdown after COVID-19 cases in the country surge.

March 16 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 2,997, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93 percent, an even greater crash than Black Monday (1929).

March 17 – European leaders close the EU's external and Schengen borders for at least 30 days in an effort to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 17 – The island of Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines, is placed under the enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

March 18 – The European Broadcasting Union announces that the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 will be cancelled due to COVID-19 in Europe, the first cancellation in the contest's 64-year history.

March 20 – The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 10,000 as the total number of cases reaches a quarter of a million.

March 20 – Smoke from Australian bushfires killed more people than the fires - 417 vs 33 according to new study published in "Medical Journal of Australia."

March 22 – A prison riot in Colombia, which was sparked by coronavirus fears, left 23 inmates dead and another 83 injured.

March 24 – Indian PM Narendra Modi orders a 21 day lockdown for world's second most populous country of 1.3 billion people.

March 26 – Global COVID-19 cases reach 500,000, with nearly 23,000 deaths confirmed. American cases exceed all other countries, with 81,578 cases and 1,180 deaths.

March 28 – North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off the coast of Japan. This is the sixth launch in the last month.

March 30 – The price of Brent Crude Oil falls 9% to $23 per barrel, the lowest level since November 2002.

March 30 – The International Olympic Committee and Japan suspend the 2020 Summer Olympics and are rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021.

April

April 2 – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 1 million worldwide.

April 5 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hospital suffering from coronavirus COVID-19.

April 7 – Japan declares a state of emergency in response to COVID-19, and finalises a stimulus package worth 108 trillion yen (US$990 billion), equal to 20% of the country's GDP.

April 10 – The death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 100,000 globally.

April 14 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it expects the world economy to shrink 3%, the worst contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

April 14 – US President Donald Trump freezes funding for the World Health Organization pending a review, for mistakes in handling the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and for being "China-centric", prompting international criticism.

April 15 – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 2 million worldwide.

April 16 – 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment in 4 weeks (5.2 million in the last week), wiping out 9 1/2 years of job gains.

April 20 – Oil prices reach a record low.

April 25 – The global death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 200,000.

April 27 – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 3 million worldwide.

April 28 – US Department of Defense releases three declassified videos of possible UFOs from 2004 and 2015.

April 30 – British Captain Tom Moore, who raised more £30 million for the National Health Service walking in his garden, turns 100 and made an honorary colonel by the Queen.

May

May 5 – The UK death toll from COVID-19 becomes the highest in Europe.

May 6 – Irish organisation repays a 170 year old favor, raising over $2 million (to date) for US Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation badly affected by coronavirus. In 1840s Choctaw Nation sent $170 to aid Irish potato famine.

May 6 – Hungary has become the first EU member state to lose their democractic status according to the NGO Freedom House.

May 10 – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 4 million worldwide.

May 12 – Gunmen storm a maternity hospital and kill 24 people, including two newborn babies, in Dashte Barchi, a majority-Shia neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan.

May 13 – Every African country now has cases of coronavirus COVID-19.

May 14 – The UN warns of a global mental health crisis caused by isolation, fear, uncertainty and economic turmoil.

May 16 – 118-year old American department store JC Penney files for bankruptcy.

May 19 – Greenhouse gas emissions dropped 17% worldwide in April 2020 when world was in lockdown, in study published in "Nature Climate Change."

May 19 – Two dams on Tittabawassee River in central Michigan breached by floodwaters, forcing evacuation of thousands of residents.

May 21 – Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, killing over 100 people and forcing the evacuation of more than 4 million others. It causes over US$13 billion in damage, making it the costliest cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean.

May 26 – George Floyd, an African-American man dies after he was handcuffed and lying face down on a city street during an arrest, Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer kept his knee on Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds despite he was pleading for breath.

May 26 – Costa Rica becomes the first Central American country to legalise same-sex marriage.

May 26 – Twitter adds warning labels to warn about inaccuracies in US President Donald Trump's tweets for the first time.

May 26 – After a recording by a bystander about the arrest of George Floyd went viral the four officers who were present were fired. The same day a demonstrations and protests took place in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area.

May 27 – The Chinese National People's Congress votes in favour of national security legislation that prevents subversion, terrorism, separatism and foreign interference in Hong Kong.

May 27 – Spain begins 10 days of mourning for victims of COVID-19.

May 28 – The United States Department of Justice released a joint statement with the FBI, saying they had made the investigation into George Floyd's death "a top priority".

May 29 – Derek Chauvin was arrested and charged him with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, becoming the first white officer in Minnesota to be charged for the death of a black civilian.

May 30 – The first crewed flight of the Dragon 2 is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first manned spacecraft to take off from U.S. soil since 2011. The next day the spacecraft successfully reached the International Space Station (ISS).

May 31 – Since May 26 over a 100 city in all 50 states in the US was held supporting those seeking justice for George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, and speaking out against police brutality.

May 31 – The hacktivist group Anonymous released a video after remaining silent for 3 years demanding justice for George Floyd.

May 31 – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 6 million worldwide.

[vilaspatelvlogs]

पश्चिम बंगाल में बिजली-पानी को तरसे लोग, सरकार ने सेना से मांगी मदद, बांग्लादेश में 5 लाख लोग बेघर हुए

पश्चिम बंगाल में बिजली-पानी को तरसे लोग, सरकार ने सेना से मांगी मदद, बांग्लादेश में 5 लाख लोग बेघर हुए

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पश्चिम बंगाल में लाखों लोग बिजली, पानी को तरसे, हालात खराब होने पर राज्य ने केंद्र सरकार से लगाई गुहार

रेलवे, पोर्ट और प्राइवेट सेक्टर से भी मांगी मदद, गृह मंत्रालय ने एनडीआरएफ की दस और टीमें भेजीं

दैनिक भास्कर

May 23, 2020, 06:33 PM IST

कोलकाता/भुवनेश्वर/ढाका. पश्चिम बंगाल में ‘अम्फान’ तूफान की तबाही से ��रने वालों की संख्��ा शनिवार को बढ़कर 86 हो गई। राज्य में बिजली-पानी की सप्लाई को…

[newscountryindia]

Cyclone Amphan leaves Kolkata Airport runway flooded, aircraft submerged. Watch Video Image Source : PTI Cyclone Amphan leaves Kolkata Airport runway flooded Cyclone Amphan has left a trail of destruction in Odisha and West Bengal.

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cyclone amphan: প্রাণহানিতে বাদ গেল না কলকাতাও, উম্পুনের দাপটে প্রাণ গেল মা ও একরত্তি সন্তানের! – cyclone amphan death toll west bengal: mother and son dies in kolkata’s regent park area as tree collapsed over them during cyclonic storm হাইলাইটস রাতে নবান্নে সাংবাদিক বৈঠক করে মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় বলেন, 'ইতোমধ্যেই আমাদের কাছে দশ-বারো জনের মৃত্যুর খবর এসে পৌঁছেছে।' …

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Death toll from shipwreck in northern Bangladesh rises to 67

Death toll from shipwreck in northern Bangladesh rises to 67

File – A boat with passengers crossing a river in Bangladesh hours before the arrival of cyclone ‘Amphan’ – Km Asad/ZUMA Wire/dpa – File The death toll from a shipwreck recorded on Sunday in the Karatoa River, located in the northern region of Panchagarh, in Bangladesh, has risen to 67 after rescue teams have recovered nearly twenty lifeless bodies. The authorities estimate that since Monday…

[dailynewsupdatesindia]

Death toll due to cyclone ‘Amphan’ in West Bengal now 98: CM Mamata Banerjee Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that the kin of each of those killed in the cyclone will get Rs 2.5 lakh each while those badly injured and others with minor injuries will get Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.

[nasiknews]

Cyclone Amphan’s death toll climbs to 83 in India and Bangladesh – VIDEO … and West Bengal (eastern India boarding Bangladesh), at least … million people. Whereas in India, officials estimated that only … Narendra Modi left New Delhi to conduct an aerial … , homes, fisheries, livestock, water supplies and agriculture to about US$130 …

[leanpick]

Amphan death toll hits 100 amid protests The death toll from cyclone Amphan in India and Bangladesh has exceeded 100 as thousands of residents in the eastern metropolis of Kolkata held protests and road blockades over the failure to have power and drinking water supplies restored.

[gkt49]

Death toll rises to 85 in West Bengal: Amphan

Death toll rises to 85 in West Bengal: Amphan

Kolkata, May 23 The death toll due to Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal has rises to 85, as angry Kolkatans resorted to protest and road blockades in different parts of the city over the administration’s failure to Restore to normal even after three days.

With normal life thrown out of gear by the region’s worst weather disasters, the authorities scrambled in various parts of the state to restore…

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বিদ্যুৎ, জলের দাবিতে বেহালার বকুলতলায় পথ অবরোধ স্থানীয় বাসিন্দাদের

বিদ্যুৎ, জলের দাবিতে বেহালার বকুলতলায় পথ অবরোধ স্থানীয় বাসিন্দাদের

বিদ্যুৎ, জলের দাবিতে বেহালার বকুলতলায় পথ অবরোধ স্থানীয় বাসিন্দাদের

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Thousands protest in Indian city of Kolkata over cyclone recovery delay

Thousands protest in Indian city of Kolkata over cyclone recovery delay

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Thousands took to the streets of the Indian city of Kolkata on Saturday to protest against what they said was the slow government response to power cuts and flooding after a devastating “super cyclone.”

The death toll in India and Bangladesh from Cyclone Amphan’s rampage along the Bay of Bengal coast rose to at least 112 on Saturday, as authorities struggled to deal with the aftermath…

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আমপানে রাজ্যে মৃত বেড়ে ৮০ - S Newz

আমপানে রাজ্যে মৃতের সংখ্যা বেড়ে হয়েছে আশি। ঝড়ে দক্ষিণবঙ্গের ষাট শতাংশ জায়গাই ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত। প্রধানমন্ত্রী-রাজ্যপালের সঙ্গে দুর্গত এলাকায় পরিস্থিতি দেখতে যাওয়ার আগে জানিয়েছেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়। তাঁর কথায়, এমন ভয়ঙ্কর ঘূর্ণিঝড় তিনি এর আগে…

from Snewzin's Favorite Links from Diigo https://snewz.in/amphan-death-toll-rise-upto-80/51769/

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Amphan inflicts massive damage #ศาสตร์เกษตรดินปุ๋ย

#ศาสตร์เกษตรดินปุ๋ย : ขอบคุณแหล่งข้อมูล : หนังสือพิมพ์ The Nation.

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388301?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral

Amphan inflicts massive damage International May 22. 2020

By Pinaki Roy, Rashidul Hasan and Mohiuddin Alamgir The Daily Star/ANNDeath toll reaches 12; more than 2 lakh houses damaged; embankments washed away; a million people affected;…

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Cyclone Amphan’s Death Toll Rises to 80 in India and Bangladesh NEW DELHI — More than 80 people were killed by the powerful cyclone that slammed into India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, wiping out thousands of homes and drenching low-lying areas in torrential rain, officials said on Thursday.