At least 800,000 people evacuated in Bangladesh ahead of Cyclone Remal's landfall

Millions without power as cyclone Remal pounds Bangladesh and India - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

DHAKA/KOLKATA — Strong winds and heavy rain pounded the coastal regions of Bangladesh and India as severe cyclone Remal made landfall late on Sunday, leaving millions without electricity after power poles fell and some trees were uprooted by gusty winds.

Cyclone Remal: Scenes of damage as heavy rain and storms batter parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal

Trees and electric poles were knocked down as the severe cyclonic storm made landfall, forcing the evacuation of thousands in both countries.

Millions without power as cyclone Remal pounds Bangladesh and India

Strong winds and heavy rain pounded the coastal regions of Bangladesh and India when severe cyclone Remal made landfall late on Sunday, leaving millions without electricity after power poles fell and trees were uprooted by winds.

Cyclone floods coastal villages, blows away thatched roofs and cuts power in Bangladesh and India

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A cyclone flooded coastal villages, blew away thatched roofs and left hundreds of thousands of people without power Monday in southern Bangladesh and eastern India. At

Cyclone hits Bangladesh, nearly a million flee inland for shelter

PATUAKHALI, Bangladesh — An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on Sunday, with nearly a million people fleeing inland for concrete storm shelters away from howling gales and crashing waves. “The severe Cyclone Remal has started crossing the Bangladesh coast,” Bangladesh Meteorological Department Director Azizur Rahman told AFP, adding the raging storm could continue hammering the coast until at least the early hours o…

Cyclone floods coastal villages and cuts power in Bangladesh, where 800,000 had evacuated

A cyclone flooded coastal villages and left hundreds of thousands of people without power Monday in southern Bangladesh, where nearly 800,000 residents had evacuated. At least seven deaths were reported.