‘Everything is gone’: Cyclone Amphan destroys Bangladesh villages

Shafiqul Islam hid under a bed with his wife and two children for hours as the fiercest cyclone to hit Bangladesh this century ripped the tin roof off his home. Islam had thought he could ride out Cyclone Amphan but soon regretted his “huge mistake” as winds of 150 kilometres (95 mile) per hour slammed into Satkhira district, destroying his home and those of his neighbours. “The wind was so powerful that it felt like it would flatten…