Cyclone toll in India and Bangaldesh rises to 65

Members of rescue teams look for survivors amidst the debris next to a stone quarry that collapsed following torrential rains brought by cyclone Remal on the outskirts of Aizawl, the capital of northeastern state of Mizoram, India, May 28, 2024. - Reuters

KOLKATA (AFP): A powerful cyclone that smashed into low-lying Bangladesh and India killed at least 65 people, including in torrential rain storms in its wake, state government officials and media said Wednesday.

Cyclone Remal, which made landfall on Sunday evening with fierce gales and crashing waves, moved slowly inland causing floods and triggering landslides.