At least 134 people were killed in Bangladesh when a series landslides triggered by heavy rain buried hillside homes, officials said.
As Cyclone Mora hits the Bangladeshi coast, nearly 1 million people are being evacuated from low-lying areas of the South Asian country. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri reports.
Impoverished Bangladesh warned that some coastal areas were 'likely to be inundated by a storm surge of 1.2 to 1.5 meters' above normal.
Since 1995, weather disasters have killed millions of people & left billions injured & homeless.
Authorities have lodged murder charges against the owner of the ferry and five others including the captain.
Rescuers struggled against strong currents in search for a ferry with more than 200 on board.
Close to a million people have been evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen approaches Bangladesh.
Days of rain in Bangladesh have set off flash floods and landslides, killing at least 70 people.
