26/05/2024 14:25 (UTC)

Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Remal hits Bangladesh

Dhaka (Bangladesh), May 26 (EFE/EPA) - Bangladeshi authorities on Sunday evacuated some 800,000 people from coastal areas to safer places as severe tropical cyclone Remal begins to make landfall from the Bay of Bengal.

The first reported victim of the storm was a man, who drowned while trying to rescue people at a shelter in one of the vulnerable areas, the western district of Patuakhali, local administrator Rabiul Islam told EFE.

CAMERA: MONIRUL ALAM.

FOOTAGE OF CYCLONE REMAL ARRIVING OFF THE COAST OF BANGLADESH.

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Date: 26/05/2024 14:21 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
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