{"id":59560,"date":"2024-05-27T01:11:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T01:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/27\/cyclone-remal-updates-bangladesh-evacuates-hundreds-of-thousands-as-a-severe-cyclone-approaches-from-the-bay-of-bengal\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T01:11:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T01:11:11","slug":"cyclone-remal-updates-bangladesh-evacuates-hundreds-of-thousands-as-a-severe-cyclone-approaches-from-the-bay-of-bengal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/27\/cyclone-remal-updates-bangladesh-evacuates-hundreds-of-thousands-as-a-severe-cyclone-approaches-from-the-bay-of-bengal\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclone Remal updates: Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands as a severe cyclone approaches from the Bay of Bengal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bangladesh<\/a> evacuated nearly 800,000 people from vulnerable areas on Sunday as the country and neighboring India<\/a> awaited the arrival of a severe<\/a> cyclone that has formed over the Bay of Bengal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The storm<\/a> is expected to cross Bangladesh and India\u2019s West Bengal<\/a> coasts around midnight Sunday. The India Meteorological Department<\/a> said it is expected to reach maximum wind speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph), with gusts up to 135 kph (85 mph) hitting West Bengal\u2019s Sagar Island and Bangladesh\u2019s Khepupara region on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh\u2019s junior minister for disaster management and relief, Mohibur Rahman, said volunteers have been deployed to evacuate people to 4,000 cyclone shelters<\/a> across the country’s coastal region. The government also closed all schools in the region until further notice.<\/p>\n

India’s Kolkata airport<\/a> will be closed for 21 hours from midnight Sunday. Bangladesh shut down the airport in the southeastern city of Chattogram and canceled all domestic flights to and from Cox\u2019s Bazar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bangladeshi authorities also suspended loading and unloading in the country\u2019s largest main seaport in Chittagong and started moving more than a dozen ships from the jetties to the deep sea as a precaution.<\/p>\n

This is the first cyclone<\/a> in the Bay of Bengal ahead of this year’s monsoon season, which runs from June to September.Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected in most places over coastal districts<\/a> in India’s West Bengal state. A storm surge about 1 meter (3.1 feet) high is expected to flood low-lying areas of coastal West Bengal and Bangladesh.Such storms can uproot trees and cause major damage to thatched homes and power and communication lines, the statement said.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s coasts<\/a> are often hit by cyclones, but changing climate patterns have caused them to become more intense, making preparations for natural disasters more urgent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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