Tropical Cyclone Amphan Leaves Behind Ecological, Humanitarian Disaster in Sundarban Mangroves
This May 22, 2020, photo shows the damage caused by Cyclone Amphan in Deulbari village, in South 24 Parganas district in the Sundarbans, West Bengal state, India. The cyclone that struck India and Bangladesh last month passed through the Sundarbans, devastating the islands that are home to one of the world’s largest mangrove forests and is a UNESCO world heritage site. (Samrat Paul via AP) At a Glance The Sundarbans are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.It is the largest mangrove...