Bangladesh cyclone kills hundreds
At least 600 people are reported to have died after a powerful cyclone smashed into Bangladesh's coast, levelling villages and uprooting trees.
Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated or sought safe shelter before the storm hit the coast from the Bay of Bengal, but some were left behind.
The true extent of the devastation remains unclear as the storm has blocked access to the affected areas.
As it was downgraded to a tropical storm, attention turned to assessing the devastation and distributing aid.
Many people are thought to have been killed as falling trees levelled fragile houses made of thatch, wood and tin.
The cyclone had roared in from the Bay of Bengal just before dusk on Thursday, generating winds of up to 240km/h (150mph) and driving rain.
At least 150 fishing boats in the Bay of Bengal have failed to return to shore.
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