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WORLD NEWS Monday 11 noveMber 2019

Cyclone kills at least 14 in India, Bangladesh

By JULHAS ALAM desh's junior disaster man- western part of Bangladesh
Associated Press agement minister, said early Sunday before weak-
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) about 5,000 homes across ening into a deep depres-
— A strong cyclone lashed the country's coastal region sion, United News of Ban-
northeastern India and were damaged and many gladesh reported.
Bangladesh on Sunday, kill- trees were uprooted by Meanwhile, two other
ing several people in both the cyclone. The Agricul- people who took shelter
countries after more than ture Ministry said more than in cyclone centers died of
2 million moved to shelters 200,000 hectares (494,200 cardiac arrest after being
across Bangladesh's vast acres) of crop land were panicked in Patuakhali and
coastal region, officials and damaged in Bangladesh. Satkhira districts when the
news reports said. Packing winds of up to 120 storm started battering the
Cyclone Bulbul left at least kilometers (75 miles) per region, the news agency
seven people dead in In- hour and gusts of up to 130 said.
dia's West Bengal state, kph (80 mph), Bulbul weak- A woman covers her head with a plastic sheet as it rains in Kol- Rahman said authorities
where the storm first made ened when it started cross- kata, India, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. moved more than 2.1 mil-
landfall at around midnight ing Bangladesh's south- Associated Press lion people to over 5,000
Saturday, the Press Trust of western coastal region, shelters before the cyclone
India news agency report- dumping incessant rain desh. Its path included the Sundarbans protected the crossed the coast.
ed. The storm then made across the country. southwestern Khulna re- region, lessening the im- The weather office had
its way to neighboring Ban- Bangladesh's weather of- gion, which has the world's pact of the cyclone. warned that coastal dis-
gladesh, where seven peo- fice said the cyclone first largest mangrove forest, Five people were killed in tricts were likely to be in-
ple were killed, according slammed ashore at Sagar the Sundarbans, which Bagerhat, Khulna and Pat- undated by storm surges
to the United News of Ban- Island in the southern part straddles the Bangladesh- uakhali districts as the storm of 1½-2 meters (5-7 feet)
gladesh news agency. of India's West Bengal state India border. crossed through Khulna above normal tide be-
Enamur Rahman, Bangla- before moving to Bangla- The weather office said the and the adjoining south- cause of the storm. q

Japan emperor greets at celebration hosted by conservatives

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese The royal couple held pa- former diplomat.
Emperor Naruhito thanked per lanterns and moved The celebration featured
tens of thousands of well- them up and down in music and dance perfor-
wishers who gathered out- harmony with the Banzai mances, including the song
side the palace Saturday cheers. "Ray of Water" performed
to congratulate his en- Naruhito, who has pledged by the hugely popular
thronement at a ceremony to stay close to the people, Japanese male pop group
organized by conserva- expressed his sympathy to Arashi and dedicated to
tive political and business the victims and residents the emperor, who is known
groups. hit by deadly storms last for his studies of water.
Naruhito and Empress Ma- month. Naruhito said the devasta-
sako greeted well-wishers "I deeply appreciate that tion caused by Typhoon
from the Nijubashi bridge so many of you gathered Hagibis and a severe rain-
overlooking the crowd who despite the cold weather storm in October "has
shouted cheers of Banzai, today to celebrate my en- pained my heart," and ex-
or long live, for the emper- thronement," said Naruhito, pressed hope for a speedy Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave as they
make a public appearance during a ceremony to celebrate his
or in unison, while waving standing next to his Har- reconstruction in the af- enthronement in Tokyo Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019.
Japanese "rising sun" flags. vard-educated wife, also a fected areas.q Associated Press