At least 800,000 people evacuated in Bangladesh ahead of Cyclone Remal's landfall
- Cyclone Remal is expected to hit the southern coast and nearby parts of India Sunday evening, with wind speeds up to 130 km per hour. At least 800,000 Bangladeshis evacuated.
- The cyclone has hit Bangladesh with wind speeds reaching 90 km per hour. Forecasters predict gusts up to 130 km per hour, heavy rain, and winds affecting India.
- A storm surge of 12 feet above normal tide could occur. Over 50,000 people from India's Sundarbans mangrove forest have evacuated.
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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…
The Bangladeshi authorities have evacuated more than 800,000 people in the face of the arrival of cyclone Remal, which made landfall this Sunday night and is expected to bring heavy rains and winds of up to 135 kilometers per hour, which will especially affect the coastal area of the country, in the south.” Our goal is to evacuate as soon as possible thousands of people living in vulnerable houses along the coast to our nearly 8,000 cyclone shel…
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