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Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 bln in India, may rise in Bangladesh

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India and Bangladesh have lost at least 102 people in the cyclone, the most powerful in over a decade, mostly because of house collapses and electrocution A powerful cyclone that tore through India's eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1 trillion rupees ($13 billion) to infrastructure and crops, state officials said.

Neighbouring Bangladesh, which also fell in Cyclone Amphan's path on Wednesday, initially said it had suffered a loss of 11 billion taka ($130 million).

But this could rise, government officials said. The two countries have lost at least 102 people in the cyclone, the most powerful in over a decade, mostly because of house collapses and electrocution.

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