The powerful storm made landfall around 6am at Kutubdia, near the fishing port of Cox’s Bazar, said the Met office. Five hours after hitting the coast, Shamsuddin Ahmed, a director at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, told bdnews24.com around 11:30am that the storm has started to weaken. “It’s expected to weaken further and turn into a land depression in 12 hours,” he said adding the strong winds and heavy rains in...
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