Amphan death toll hits 100 amid protests

By Siddhartha Kumar and Nazrul Islam
Updated May 24 2020 - 12:46am, first published 12:44am
Cyclone Amphan uprooted trees and snapped power lines in eastern India.
Cyclone Amphan uprooted trees and snapped power lines in eastern India.

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.

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