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| Bangladesh put on cyclone alert | Bangladesh put on cyclone alert |
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| The coastal districts of Bangladesh have been put on storm alert as a severe cyclone heads in across the Bay of Bengal, officials say. | The coastal districts of Bangladesh have been put on storm alert as a severe cyclone heads in across the Bay of Bengal, officials say. |
| Operations have been suspended at the main ports of Mongla and Chittagong, and people are being moved away from high-risk areas. | Operations have been suspended at the main ports of Mongla and Chittagong, and people are being moved away from high-risk areas. |
| More than 40,000 policemen, soldiers, coastguards and health workers have been deployed along the coast. | More than 40,000 policemen, soldiers, coastguards and health workers have been deployed along the coast. |
| The cyclone is expected to make landfall in the next few hours. | The cyclone is expected to make landfall in the next few hours. |
| With winds of 200km an hour, the cyclone - expected to make landfall around 0800 GMT - may also affect eastern Indian and the west coast of Burma. | With winds of 200km an hour, the cyclone - expected to make landfall around 0800 GMT - may also affect eastern Indian and the west coast of Burma. |
| Thousands of families have been evacuated from their homes in over a dozen coastal districts of Bangladesh, officials said. | Thousands of families have been evacuated from their homes in over a dozen coastal districts of Bangladesh, officials said. |
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| Bangladesh's southern seaside resort town of Cox's Bazar appeared to be deserted after the cyclone warning was issued on Wednesday evening, reports said. | Bangladesh's southern seaside resort town of Cox's Bazar appeared to be deserted after the cyclone warning was issued on Wednesday evening, reports said. |
| Bangladesh meteorological department officials said they feared the cyclone may also trigger tidal surges up to 10ft (over three metres) in some areas. | Bangladesh meteorological department officials said they feared the cyclone may also trigger tidal surges up to 10ft (over three metres) in some areas. |
| Southern Bangladesh is often hit by cyclones, but experts say the latest one is a category four storm, the largest so far in the season. | |
| "This is a very serious cyclone," said B.P. Yadav, director of the India Meteorological Department told the Reuters news agency. | "This is a very serious cyclone," said B.P. Yadav, director of the India Meteorological Department told the Reuters news agency. |
| Bangladesh is frequently hit by cyclones and monsoon floods. | Bangladesh is frequently hit by cyclones and monsoon floods. |