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More than half of India is under complete lockdown as the government tries to contain the spread of COVID-19.
There are 468 confirmed cases and nine deaths.
While most people followed the government’s orders, there were desperate scenes at bus stations as migrant workers tried to return home.

Flood continues to wreak havoc in Assam, killing at least 85 people and displacing people in 28 of the state's 33 districts. So, as the people of Assam battle the flood, India Today's Ashutosh Mishra brings this report from Barpeta of the devastation brought by the devastating floods.
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The death toll in the monsoon fury in Kerala rose to 59 on Sunday with two bodies being recovered while there was a slight let up in the rains in some regions in the state, officials said. According to official sources, one body each was recovered this morning from Kozhikode and Alapuzha districts, which are among the badly hit by the torrential rains since last week. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan held a meeting with senior officials on Sunday morning to review the flood situation. Over 1.65 lakh people have taken shelter in 1,318 relief camps across the southern state where the rains have triggered numerous landslides or caused floods in most of its 14 districts.

Swarms of locusts have invaded vast swathes of land in India since April 11th this year. They entered several districts of Rajasthan via Pakistan’s Sindh province. This locust attack has affected about 90,000 hectares across 20 districts in Rajasthan. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation, however, has warned of more such attacks along both sides of the India-Pakistan border. But for a country which is already battling a pandemic, this is yet another challenge.

Cyclone Amphan made landfall in the coastal region of Odisha and West Bengal on May 20. The speed recorded was nearly 155-165 kmph around 2.30 pm. Amphan also entered Kolkata uprooting hundreds of trees. Buildings and lamp posts were damaged by the intensity of Amphan. A hangar at Kolkata airport was damaged. Parts of the airport were submerged under water. Kolkata looked greyer than usual on May 21. The roads resembled a battlefield strewn with uprooted trees. Civic authorities and NDRF teams worked overtime to clear the roads. Amphan’s 6 hours of monstrous fury left Kolkata and most of south Bengal pulverised.

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