At least 16 people have died after a cyclone crashed into coastal parts of India and southern Bangladesh.
The region was hit by strong gales of 110km/h, torrential rain and tidal surges that have left low-lying areas flooded.
Nearly a million people were evacuated as Cyclone Remal made landfall on Sunday evening.
According to local authorities, approximately 8.4 million people lived in the cyclone’s path, including 3.6 million children.
The storm passed through the Bangladeshi port of Mongla and the Sagar Islands of West Bengal, India, on Sunday, weakening the following day.
Bangladesh’s minister for disaster Mohibbur Rahman told AFP news agency at least 10 people were killed in the cyclone. Some died from drowning and some from being crushed beneath their collapsed houses.
“A total of 3.75 million people have been affected… 35,483 homes were destroyed by the cyclone, and another 115,992 homes were damaged,” Mr Rahman said.
