What Amphan did to the City of Joy in 19 horrific crowd-sourced pictures

With wind speeds of about 185 kmph, the superstorm uprooted trees, broke and bent power lines and disrupted communication

A taxi has been levelled after a temple and tree fell on it (Pic: Facebook)

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22 May 2020, 2:38 pm

Vivekananda Park bus stop in Southern Avenue (Pic: Facebook)

A bus destroyed after a tree fell on it in Golf Green (Pic: Facebook)

The street sign outside Nazrul Mancha lies broken (Pic: Halley Goswami | Facebook)

A large tree fell over a car park (Pic: Facebook)

Several trees were uprooted on this city street (Pic: Facebook)

Scenes from Lake Market after Amphan damaged several shops (Pic: Halley Goswami | Facebook)

Major roads in Kolkata were flooded after the storm (Pic: Facebook)

Scenes from Sarat Bose Road, near Deshapriya Park after Amphan uprooted several trees on the stretch ( Pic: Halley Goswami | Facebook)

Scenes from Hazra Law College Campus (Pic: Facebook)

Scenes from Chetla where this large tree fell on a building (Pic: Halley Goswami |Facebook)

Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan bus stand (Pic: Facebook)

Scenes outside Priya Cinema on Rashbehari Avenue (Pic: Halley Goswami | Facebook)

The footpath railing on Purna Das Road lies broken after a tree near it was uprooted (Pic Halley Goswami | Facebook)

More devastation on Purna Das Road (Pic: Halley Goswami | Facebook)

Scenes from Alipore, near Judges' Court after a large tree was uprooted snapping cable, telephone and power lines (Pic: Halley Goswami | Facebook)

A traffic signal lies bent on Rashbehari Avenue, near Priya Cinemas (Pic: Halley Goswami | Facebook)

Scenes from College Street after Amphan didn't even spare books from its ferocity (Pic: Kanrar Suman | Facebook)

Scenes outside Bethune Collegiate School where uprooted trees destroyed parts of the 180-year-old buildings (Pic: Bethune College | WhatsApp)

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