Thousands flee as cyclone heads towards Bangladesh

The authorities have mobilised tens of thousands of volunteers to alert people to the danger.He said some 4,000 cyclone shelters have been readied along the country’s lengthy coast on the Bay of Bengal, with the cyclone expected to hit a 220-kilometre stretch from India’s Sagar Island to Khepupara in Bangladesh.The state-run Bangladesh Meteorological Department said Cyclone Remal would make landfall Sunday between 6:00 pm and midnight (1200-1800 GMT).  – ‘Vulnerable’ – In addition to the villagers and fishermen, many of the multi-storey centres have space to shelter their cattle,…