6 dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coastsThe cyclone packed winds of up to 120 kilometres per hour when it made landfall. KHULNA, Bangladesh: Six people have died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into the coasts of India and Bangladesh with fierce gales and torrential rains, officials said Sunday. The cyclone packed winds of up to 120 kilometres per hour when it hit late Saturday, closing ports and airports in both countries. More than two million people across Bangladesh were relocated to cyclone shelters. Cyclone Fani was the most powerful storm to hit the area in years when it struck in May, killing 12 people.

Source: Bangkok Post November 10, 2019 07:48 UTC