Sundarbans: It’s been five days since West Bengal was hit by cyclone Amphan. The 130-km stretch between Kolkata and the Sundarbans that is usually a feast for the eyes, with paddy fields, fish ponds and a lush green canopy, is now a wreck. Uprooted trees, mangled electric posts and flooded croplands are what one gets to see now.
ThePrint’s Madhuparna Das brings you some glimpses from the mangrove forest and the journey from Kolkata.