More than 200 Dead in Bangladesh Cyclone

World | November 16, 2007, Friday // 00:00
More than 200 Dead in Bangladesh Cyclone A woman who lost her home in Barisal weeps amid the devastation of the cyclone. Photo by Getty Images

More than 200 people have been reported dead after a powerful cyclone battered southern Bangladesh, levelling villages and uprooting trees, BBC reported.

Officials have warned that the death toll could rise and that the extent of the damage is still unclear.

Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated or sought safe shelter before the storm hit the coast, but some were left behind.
The storm was weakening early Friday as it passed through the capital, Dhaka.

The cyclone had roared in from the Bay of Bengal just before dusk on Thursday, generating winds of up to 240kph (150mph) and driving rain.

The storm swept through Dhaka overnight, where it pulled up trees and cut power.

The capital's airport was closed, and river ferries stopped running.
The cyclone was also expected to affect eastern India and the west coast of Burma.

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