Before the landfall

Some eight lakh people of coastal areas were evacuated to shelters till this evening, said State Minister of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibbur Rahman

Around 27,000 Rohingyas are at risk of landslides due to the rain influenced by Cyclone Remal

He slipped and fell on the road while going to Napitkhali shelter with his wife on a cycle around 6:30pm

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibbur Rahman today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is constantly monitoring the activities of tackling severe cyclone ‘Remal’..“Over eight lakh people have so far been evacuated to shelter centers as cyclone Remal is approaching the

The eye of the cyclonic storm is scheduled to cross Bangladesh between 12:00-1:00am after which the cyclone is expected to weaken

The Kawar Char went under 5-7ft of water due to a tidal surge

The coastline of Bangladesh has been hammered by cyclones over and over since time immemorial

Over 8 lakh people have so far been evacuated to shelters as cyclone Remal is approaching the Bangladesh coast, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibur Rahman

Leave of officials of all ministries, divisions and subordinate offices have been cancelled to tackle the possible aftermath of Cyclone Remal

A decade ago, an entire village in Natun Varenga union under Pabna’s Bera upazila went underneath the Jamuna river.

There is a region of squally weather (wind speed of 61kmph) in the distant sea where a storm may form.

On this day in 2009, cyclone Aila lashed the coastal belt of Bangladesh, leaving behind a trail of destruction that affected about 3.9 million people.

Heatwave should be considered another disaster, said speakers at an event.

Thousands of residents in Bagerhat live in fear as rising water levels flood Rampal, Mongla, and Morrelganj upazilas. The low embankments overflow during high tides, causing residential areas to flood. During storms and tidal surges, locals in these areas endure unbearable suffering.

A landslide in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea (PNG) killed about 100 people, the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) said today

Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said Saturday

Hundreds of people living near an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia have been evacuated after authorities raised its alert status to the highest level, an official said Friday

River levels rose again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed 145 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes

More than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the UN's World Food Programme said Saturday, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured