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While some nations are facing huge economic down-slides, India has other battles to fight along with containing the Covid-19 disease outbreak  The recent Amphan cyclone that has rocked both Bangladesh and India, but has wrecked more havoc in Bangladesh. As if the terror of keeping one's social distance and being home bound was not enough, that the state of West Bengal (India) was rocked by savage rain and winds yesterday. It was a harrowing experience for the common man, who was left without a roof on top of his head, and the state government was thrown in deep waters to find safe haven for the evacuates, while ensuring they could maintain social distancing protocols. If one was to look at the pictures of makeshift sheds, it was sad to see how scared the common public was looking.       The storm is the first super cyclone to form in the Bay of Bengal since 1999. Though its winds have now weakened, it is still classified as a very severe cyclone. There is a Buddhist sayi