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Cyclone Remal hits Bangladesh coast as authorities evacuate over 8 lakh people

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Cyclone Remal hits Bangladesh coast as authorities evacuate over 8 lakh people

Dhaka: Severe cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ made landfall in Bangladesh on Sunday night as authorities evacuated over 800,000 people from vulnerable areas of the country’s low-lying southwestern coastlines to shelters. “The cyclone has made landfall and started crossing the West Bengal coast in India through the south-west side of Mongla and Khepupara coast of Bangladesh around … Read more

More than 115,000 flee as Cyclone Remal approaches Bangladesh

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More than 115,000 flee as Cyclone Remal approaches Bangladesh

Patuakhali, Bangladesh: More than 115,000 Bangladeshis left their coastal villages on Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for crashing waves when a cyclone makes landfall, officials said. Cyclone Remal is set to hit the southern coast and parts of neighbouring India on Sunday evening, with Bangladesh’s weather department predicting … Read more