(CNN) — At least 36 people have died in India and Bangladesh after Tropical Cyclone Remal lashed the area with torrential rain and heavy winds, according to local officials.
Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNNCyclone Remal made landfall in Bangladesh on May 26. At least 36 people have died in India and Bangladesh after Tropical Cyclone Remal lashed the area with torrential rain and heavy winds, according to local officials.
Commuters travel as rain clouds loom over the sky, due to the effect of Tropical Cyclone Remal, in Kolkata, India on May 26. The maritime ports of Mongla and Payra in Bangladesh put up the Great Danger Signal 10 — the highest alert signal — on Sunday, and all fishing and boating vessels were advised to remain in shelter by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.Locals stand near the sea as Cyclone Remal made landfall in Bangladesh on May 26.
Video taken by a BRAC’s volunteer early Monday in Mongla showed a woman struggling to walk through the floodwaters as gusts of wind nearly toppled her over.
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