At least 16 Died so far?
On Monday, Strong gales and heavy rain due to the major cyclone of the year lashed the coastlines of India and Bangladesh.
It killed at least 16 people and a power cut to millions is observed.
Bangladeshi climate expert Liakath Ali said the winds had not stopped, with water rising in many places and overwhelming drainage systems.
"Many people are stranded. It will be another long night ahead with several people not having electricity or shelter," he said. "People don’t have any idea of how damaged their homes, land, and livestock are."
Cyclone Remal is the first of the frequent storms expected to pound the low-lying coasts of the South Asian neighbors this year as climate change drives up surface temperatures at sea.
Packing speeds of up to 135 kph, it crossed the area around Bangladesh's southern port of Mongla and the adjoining Sagar Islands in West Bengal late on Sunday, weather officials said, making landfall at about 9 p.m.
More than 8.4 million people, including 3.2 million children, are at high health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety risk, said Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative to Bangladesh.
At least 10 people were killed in Bangladesh, disaster management chief Mijanur Rahman told news agency Reuters, adding some victims died en route to shelters or when their homes or walls collapsed or drowned during the storm.
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