{"id":9263,"date":"2020-07-25T20:01:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T20:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=9263"},"modified":"2020-07-25T20:01:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T20:01:33","slug":"no-electricity-mobiles-down-kolkata-residents-talk-of-petrifying-cyclone-amphan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=9263","title":{"rendered":"No electricity, mobiles down, Kolkata residents talk of \u2018petrifying\u2019 cyclone Amphan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Written by \t\t\t\t\tPremankur Biswas<\/a>
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Narendra Singh considers himself a lucky man. After waiting for close to two months in Kolkata, the 35-year-old migrant from Bihar had finally run out of patience. He had decided to start the long walk back home. \u201cI run a pan shack in Bangur Avenue (east Kolkata). I ran out of stock a month ago. I don\u2019t have a pass to go to wholesalers to get more stock. I want to go back home because my family is there, we have some land there. At least we will not go hungry,\u201d says Narendra, who sought refuge at the ground floor of a house in the area. However, on Monday, Narendra decided to change his plans, \u201cI decided to stay back because of the cyclone. It was probably the wisest decision of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Wednesday night, Cyclone Amphan made landfall<\/strong><\/a> in the eastern part of India and Bangladesh. As wind and rainfall ravaged the city all around him, Narendra spent the night trying to ward off rising levels of water in his shelter, armed with a bucket and mug, \u201cIt was horrific. But at least we had a roof over our head,\u201d says Narendra, who is sharing his shelter with his cousin Chottu Singh, 18. \u201cWe lost most of our stock. But thankfully, it was worth only a few hundred rupees,\u201d says Chottu.<\/p>\n

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