Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh with heavy wind and rain

Cyclone Mora has hit Bangladesh, lashing the country's south-eastern coast with rain and winds.

The storm made landfall on Tuesday morning between the fishing port of Cox's Bazar and the city of Chittagong, with winds of up to 117 km/h (73mph),

Authorities have been moving more than one million people to shelters.

India and Myanmar are also expected to be affected. It comes after heavy rains in Sri Lanka caused landslides that killed at least 180 people.

The Bay of Bengal is prone to storms, and Bangladesh is often hit by severe weather during the monsoon season from the middle to the end of the year.

Last year Cyclone Roanu hit coastal Bangladesh, leaving at least 24 people dead.

SOURCE: BBC News