Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh with heavy rain and wind

Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh, lashing the country's south-eastern coast with heavy rain n wind. The powerful storm made landfall on Today morning between the fishing port of Cox's Bazar and the Chittagong, with winds of up to 119 km/h (74mph), Bangladesh's Meteorological Department said. Authorities have been moving more than one million people to shelters. Parts of India and Myanmar are also expected to be affected. The cyclone's arrival comes after heavy rains in Sri Lanka caused floods and landslides that killed at least 180 people.

Bangladesh's metereological department had previously warned that low-lying areas of Cox's Bazar, Chittagong and many other coastal districts are "likely to be inundated" by a storm surge of 1.2m-1.5m (4-5 feet) above normal levels.

Hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated to cyclone shelters, schools and government offices as of late Monday.

Fishing boats and trawlers have been advised to remain shelters as well.

Bangladesh is often hit by storms