Cyclone Remal killed 16 people & hit millions in India & Bangladesh

Violent Cyclone Remal killed at least 16 people and evacuated millions in India and Bangladesh with its heavy winds and stormy rains. Millions have become displaced as the cyclone neared landfall on May 26, 2024, at the border between Bangladesh and India.

It continues to travel inland across eastern India and creates havoc by uprooting trees and converting roads into rivers in India and Bangladesh. Millions of people in both countries are in trouble due to electricity fallout and lack of clean water access.

Cyclone #Remal made landfall last night, with 800k people evacuated to 9k shelters in 13 coastal districts of Bangladesh.

Heavy rain & floods are expected in the next two days.

UN agencies are supporting coordination & response & providing emergency supplies. pic.twitter.com/0ouoS1phTL
— UN in Bangladesh (@UNinBangladesh) May 27, 2024

Deadliest Cyclone Remal has destroyed thousands of homes since its startup. This is the first of many storms that have shattered the low-lying coasts of South Asia’s neighbor this year. This is because climate change is raising sea surface temperatures.

According to the India Meteorological Department, Assam and Meghalaya will face heavy rainfall today and tomorrow. The rainfall range falls between 115.5 to 204.4 mm.

असम एवं मेघालय में 27 और 28 मई को अलग अलग स्थानों पर अत्यंत भारी वर्षा (>204.4 मिलीमीटर) होने की संभावना है, जबकि 29 और 30 मई 2024 को भारी से बहुत भारी वर्षा (115.5-204.4 मिलीमीटर) होने की संभावना है। pic.twitter.com/pKJOTZG35e
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 27, 2024

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Cyclone Remal with a wind speed of up to 135 km/h, hit the area around Mongla, the southern port of Bangladesh, and the nearby Sagar Islands in West Bengal, India. It hit around 9 p.m. and got slightly weaker today.

However, Cyclone Remal killed 16 people in India, including 6 people in West Bengal, Telangana of India. A 12-year-old girl and her father are also among the dead ones in the state of Telangana, Vadla Gautam.

They took refuge in a poultry shed (under construction), which collapsed as Cyclone Remal hit it. However, four of them died due to electrocution in West Bengal State.

Mijanur Rahman is chief of disaster management in Bangladesh. According to Mijanuar, at least 10 people died. He said most people do not want to leave their homes and animals to go to cyclone shelters. They wait until the last minute, which is usually too late.

Mijanur told the media that two Bangladeshis died as they moved to cyclone shelters. The dead Bagladheshis are from the Barishal, Satkhira, Patuakhali, Bhola, and Chattogram areas of Bangladesh.