In Pictures: Cyclone Amphan batters India and Bangladesh

The powerful storm uprooted trees and destroyed homes, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

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May 21, 2020, 08:35 AM

A woman stands amid the debris of her house damaged by cyclone Amphan in Satkhira, Bangladesh, on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A man walks over a collapsed wall after cyclone Amphan made landfall in Kolkata, India, May 21, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman removes debris from a road after cyclone Amphan made landfall in Midnapore, West Bengal, on May 21, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A woman shields her son from heavy rain as they rush to safety and shelter in Kolkata, India, on May 20, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Members of National Disaster Rescue Force remove a branch of an uprooted tree after cyclone Amphan made landfall near the border between the eastern states of West Bengal and Odisha, India, on May 20, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

People make their way to a safer place before cyclone Amphan makes landfall, in Gabura, Bangladesh, on May 20, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Locals try to reinforce an embankment before cyclone Amphan makes landfall in Gabura, Bangladesh, on May 20, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents walk along a house on a flooded street heading to a shelter, in Dacope, Khulna, on May 20, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Heavy rain and wind hit Odisha, India, as cyclone Amphan approaches on May 20, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Heavy rain and wind at Odisha, India, on May 20, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A man walks in heavy rain and wind as cyclone Amphan approaches Odisha, India, on May 20, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Villagers walk to a school building as they evacute, in Balikhali, India, on May 20, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Dark rain clouds as cyclonic storm Amphan is expected to hit the Bengal area in Kolkata, India, on May 19, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Men walk past as waves hit a breakwater at Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai on May 19, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Residents being evacuted in Dhalchar village on the island of Bhola. PHOTO: AFP/DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION OF BHOLA

Residents being evacuated in Dhalchar village on the island of Bhola. PHOTO: AFP/DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION OF BHOLA

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