Cyclone Amphan hit the eastern coast of India on Wednesday and left at least 72 people dead before moving to Bangladesh. The India Meteorological Department has now confirmed that the super cyclone has weakened but not before it wreaked havoc in the states of West Bengal and Odisha by uprooting trees, damaging telecom and electricity poles resulting in power cuts, reports Business Standard.
According to India Today, the mango tree at the residence of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly, who lives in the Behala area of Kolkata, was also hit by the torrential rains and strong winds. The family had to pull it back from the balcony.
The mango tree in the house had to be lifted, pulled back and fixed again .. strength at its highest 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/RGOJeaqFx1
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) May 21, 2020
The incident reminded sports fans of Dada’s iconic celebration at Lord’s balcony after the 2002 NatWest final against England, reports NDTV. Many remarked on his ‘romance’ with balconies.
Dada and balcony a better love story than veer Zara
— ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ (@Bhai_saheb) May 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/GAUTAM__tushar/status/1263461579405787145
Dada and balconies…💕
On a more serious note, stay safe everyone.🙏 pic.twitter.com/G6wPKHKHkn
— Ameya Naiksatam (@i_am_ameya) May 21, 2020
Dada and balcony – Still a better love story than twilight .
— sakethvv (@sakethvv) May 21, 2020
Dada, always do something special from balcony .. Miss you dada..
— sourabh khandelwal (@ask_khandelwal) May 21, 2020
Be it Balcony at Lords or Balcony at Home, Dada never miss to pull! Dada & Balcony's love story always a fairy tale !
— Mandaar 🇮🇳 (@mandaar88) May 21, 2020
While this particular tree was saved, much of the destruction caused by Cyclone Amphan cannot be reversed so easily. So let’s help in whatever small way we can. Stay safe, West Bengal & Odisha.