Twelve hours after the arrival of cyclone Yas, flood waters continued within the villages of the coastal city of Shankarpur in East Medinipur district, breaking the embankment. The highway parallel to the seaside was washed away and submerged agricultural land was submerged.
“I am devastated. All my land is under water. The sea swallowed up everything I had,” stated 67-year-old Umakant Jana, a resident of Jamra Shyampur village in Shankarpur.
Gaur Gaya Jana (59) stated, “I have seen many cyclonic storms, but never seen so much increase in water level.”
The highway resulting in Lakhimpur Primary School the place the villagers took refuge can be below water.
“I had to use my boat to take my family members to school. Our hut is flooded and it can fall anytime. We do not know how long we will be in the relief camp, ”stated fisherman Shantiram Mandal (53).
The cyclone Yas, which made its entry close to the Dhamra port in Odisha, handed via the state and neighboring West Bengal on Wednesday, inflicting widespread destruction because it made its option to Jharkhand.
Their losses are counted by motels and resorts situated close to Digha seaside, with water coming into their premises. The beautification of the ocean entrance is now fully ruined.
The villagers put sand baggage on the embankments to cease the water on Thursday, which hampered the repairs as a consequence of incessant rains. In Mandaramani, a policeman stated, “We have to wait till low tide to start the repair.”
The water in Kadupara village within the Sunderbans area of South 24 Parganas has risen to waist stage, forcing folks to maneuver out of their properties with their kids.
Lakshmi Manjhi, a resident of Kadupara village, stood in a water stuffed courtyard exterior her home along with her three kids and stated, “No one has come to us from the administration yet … I am dying of hunger, this The children are dying of hunger. “
Manjhi additional stated, “We were asked by the administration to go to the nearby school camp. But how can we leave? It will take me 30 minutes to reach the camp. How will I leave my house and belongings and get out of the flooded streets with my children? ”
In Kultali, devastated by the cyclone, villagers have been seen lined up on excessive pavements, most of them with out masks, even because the water stage rose as a consequence of steady rains.
“The saline waters of the sea flowed, broke the embankments, and destroyed the crops we had worked so hard to grow. Almost every villager in the region is dependent on fishing and farming. With saltwater-filled ponds and fields, residents here are now looking towards an uncertain future, ”one of many villagers lamented.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will go to Digha and North and South 24 Parganas on Friday and assess the extent of injury.
With PTI inputs
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
