DHAKA, 27th May, 2024 (WAM) -- Strong gales and heavy rain brought by cyclone Remal lashed the coastlines of India and Bangladesh on Monday, with the storm killing at least 16 people and cutting electricity supply to millions before losing intensity, Reuters reported.
Packing speeds of up to 135 kph, it crossed the area around Bangladesh's southern port of Mongla and the adjoining Sagar Islands in India's West Bengal late on Sunday, weather officials said, making landfall early evening before weakening on Monday morning.
At least 10 people lost their lives in Bangladesh, Disaster Management Chief Mijanur Rahman said, adding that two were killed as they headed to cyclone shelters.
In India's West Bengal state, four people died due to electrocution, authorities said, taking the death toll in the state to six.
One person was crushed to death by falling concrete in the state capital of Kolkata, while a woman died when a mud home collapsed on the island of Mousuni in the Sundarbans delta.