Bollywood prays for safety of those affected by cyclone Amphan

Scores of celebrities from the Hindi film industry have taken to their social media handles to show concern over the safety of the affected as super cyclone Amphan wreaks havoc in West Bengal and Odisha.

Mumbai: As cyclone Amphan ravaged parts of West Bengal and Odisha, several Bollywood celebrities prayed for the safety of the ones witnessing the damage.

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana took to Twitter to express concern over the devastation caused by the cyclonic storm and to condole the demise of the deceased.

"Devastated seeing the damage caused by #CycloneAmphan... Praying for the safety of all the people who have been affected in Odisha, West Bengal and Bangladesh! My sincere condolences to the families of the people who have lost their lives," tweeted Khurrana.

• Devastated seeing the damage caused by #CycloneAmphan.. Praying for the safety of all the people who have been affected in Odisha, West Bengal and Bangladesh! My sincere condolences to the families of the people who have lost their lives 🙏

  — Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) May 21, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Devastated seeing the damage caused by #CycloneAmphan.. Praying for the safety of all the people who have been affected in Odisha, West Bengal and Bangladesh! My sincere condolences to the families of the people who have lost their lives 🙏

  — Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) May 21, 2020

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  Devastated seeing the damage caused by #CycloneAmphan.. Praying for the safety of all the people who have been affected in Odisha, West Bengal and Bangladesh! My sincere condolences to the families of the people who have lost their lives 🙏

  — Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) May 21, 2020

Khurrana's Dream Girl co-star Nushrat Bharucha shared pictures of the damage captured by ANI and said that she is praying for the safety of everyone.

"The Cyclone Amphan images are disturbing & terrifying... saddened to see the damage. Praying for everyone's safety & well being," she tweeted.

• The Cyclone Amphan images are disturbing & terrifying...saddened to see the damage
  Praying for everyone's safety & well being 🙏 https://t.co/QCNk18suwc

  — Nushrat Bharucha (@NushratBharucha) May 21, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  The Cyclone Amphan images are disturbing & terrifying...saddened to see the damage
  Praying for everyone's safety & well being 🙏 https://t.co/QCNk18suwc

  — Nushrat Bharucha (@NushratBharucha) May 21, 2020

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  The Cyclone Amphan images are disturbing & terrifying...saddened to see the damage
  Praying for everyone's safety & well being 🙏 https://t.co/QCNk18suwc

  — Nushrat Bharucha (@NushratBharucha) May 21, 2020

"Thoughts and prayers are with all our country persons in Eastern India. Be strong! #CycloneAmphan," tweeted actor Abhishek Bachchan.

• Thoughts and prayers are with all our country persons in Eastern India. Be strong! #CycloneAmphan

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  Thoughts and prayers are with all our country persons in Eastern India. Be strong! #CycloneAmphan

  — Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) May 21, 2020

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  Thoughts and prayers are with all our country persons in Eastern India. Be strong! #CycloneAmphan

  — Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) May 21, 2020

Actor Kangana Ranaut also expressed grief over the devastation and said that the difficult times will surely pass soon.

"It's heartbreaking to see devastation caused by #CycloneAmphan. Prayers and thoughts for everyone affected by it. These difficult times shall too pass soon. #KanganaRanaut and team #prayforwestbengal," Kangana's team tweeted on her behalf.

• It's heartbreaking to see devastation caused by #CycloneAmphan. Prayers and thoughts for everyone affected by it. These difficult times shall too pass soon 🙏🙏 . #KanganaRanaut and team #prayforwestbengal

  — Team Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) May 21, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  It's heartbreaking to see devastation caused by #CycloneAmphan. Prayers and thoughts for everyone affected by it. These difficult times shall too pass soon 🙏🙏 . #KanganaRanaut and team #prayforwestbengal

  — Team Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) May 21, 2020

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  It's heartbreaking to see devastation caused by #CycloneAmphan. Prayers and thoughts for everyone affected by it. These difficult times shall too pass soon 🙏🙏 . #KanganaRanaut and team #prayforwestbengal

  — Team Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) May 21, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that seventy-two people have died in the state due to cyclone Amphan.

The Kolkata airport was flooded due to heavy rain after Cyclone Amphan made landfall in coastal regions of Odisha and West Bengal on May 20.

Cyclone Amphan made landfall in coastal regions of Odisha and West Bengal on May 20. Balasore district received heavy rainfall and strong winds due to the cyclone yesterday.

Amphan has now moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 27 kilometers per hour during the past six hours and further weakened into a "cyclonic storm" and lay centered on Thursday over Bangladesh, the India Meteorological Department said in its bulletin.

More than five lakh people have been evacuated in West Bengal and 1,58,640 people in Odisha in view of Cyclone Amhpan, said SN Pradhan, chief of National Disaster Response Force.

With inputs from ANI.