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Watch: How mangroves become first line of defence against cyclones and tsunamis

May 20, 2020, 08:00AM ISTSource: TNN

Cyclone Amphan is expected to make landfall tomorrow in India. As people are being evacuated into storm shelters along India’s eastern coastline, India has one of the biggest natural protections from such a storm. Mangroves such as the Sundarbans become a strong defence against the effects of such super storms. Such natural defences are now slowly being destroyed.

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