At least 17 people have died and more than two million others have spent a night huddled in storm shelters after Cyclone Amphan hit the coasts of India and Bangladesh with fierce gales and torrential rain.

At least 17 people killed as Cyclone Amphan tears into India, Bangladesh coasts

As cyclone 'Amphan' made landfall on Wednesday evening, authorities raised the alert level to "great danger" for some districts in the country. In Pics: Cyclones before 'Amphan' that wrecked India's coast The cyclone uprooted electrical lines and devasted the coastal areas.

Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in West Bengal, devastates coastal areas

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At least 17 people killed as Cyclone Amphan tears into India, Bangladesh coasts

Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in West Bengal, devastates coastal areas