Cyclone Roanu Hits Bangladesh

Cyclone Roanu hit the coast of Bangladesh Saturday afternoon, traveling with speeds as high as 80 kilometers per hour.   Authorities say tens of thousands of people have fled their homes to sit out the storm in more than 2,000 shelters. Officials say five people were killed in southern districts after Roanu's heavy rains caused extensive damage to the region's mud-and-tin houses. Shah Alam , a police inspector, told the French News Agency the rain caused a landslide in...

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