Cyclone Amphan: Mamata Banerjee says damages could be worth Rs 1 trillion

Banerjee, who is monitoring the situation from Nabanna, the state secretariat, however, claimed at least 10-12 people lost their lives

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said damages due to Cyclone Amphan could be worth Rs 1 trillion as the extremely severe cyclone, packing winds of up to 190 kmph, rampaged through coastal Odisha and West Bengal.

It resulted in heavy downpour, leaving at least three people dead.

While a man and a woman were reported killed when trees came crashing down on them in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, a 13-year-old girl died in a similar incident in adjoining Howrah. No casualties have been reported from Odisha yet.

Banerjee, who is monitoring the situation from