Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh Coast: Weather office

The storm made landfall on the coast between Cox`s Bazar and the main port city of Chittagong at 6:00 am.

Dhaka Division: Severe Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh Tuesday packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour (73mph) after authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from low-lying coastal villages.

The storm made landfall on the coast between Cox`s Bazar and the main port city of Chittagong at 6:00 am (0000 GMT), the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in a special weather bulletin.

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