Two killed, dozens injured as storm hits Bangladesh
BANGLADESH: At least two people were killed and dozens injured as a
tropical storm with winds of up to 80 kph (50 mph) lashed southern
Bangladesh early on Monday, officials said.
Thousands of homes were damaged and the storm Rashmi brought down
electrical and telephone poles and uprooted trees. Large areas of acres
of crops were also destroyed, officials said.
The two people were killed when their homes collapsed in a village in
the coastal Bhola district 350 km (219 miles) south of the capital
Dhaka.
Offshore islands and coastal areas were swept by a tidal surge of up
to two meters above normal, but details of casualties were yet to be
available.
Officials said thousands of people had been evacuated to shelters
after the authorities issued storm warnings but the storm appeared to be
weakening.
Dhaka, Monday, Reuters
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