Cyclone Amphan of 2020 resulted in USD 14 bn economic losses in India: UN report

Cyclone Amphan which hit Bengal in May last year near the India-Bangladesh border reported economic losses in India of approximately $14 billion, a flagship UN report has said.

Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall in May last year near the India-Bangladesh border, was the costliest tropical cyclone on record for the North Indian Ocean, with reported economic losses in India of approximately $14 billion, a flagship UN report has said. The ‘State of the Global Climate 2020’ report, released on Monday, said that extreme weather combined with Covid-19 dealt a double blow for millions of people in 2020. However, the pandemic-related economic slowdown failed to put a brake on climate change drivers and accelerating impacts.