Tropical Storm Sitrang: 24 dead as cyclone hits Bangladesh - in pictures

  • Fallen trees after the passing of Cyclone Sitrang, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
    Fallen trees after the passing of Cyclone Sitrang, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
  • A flooded area in Dhaka. EPA
    A flooded area in Dhaka. EPA
  • The cyclone triggered tidal surges in the coastal districts of Bangladesh. EPA
    The cyclone triggered tidal surges in the coastal districts of Bangladesh. EPA
  • The cyclone made landfall in southern Bangladesh but authorities managed to get about a million people to safety before the monster weather system hit. EPA
    The cyclone made landfall in southern Bangladesh but authorities managed to get about a million people to safety before the monster weather system hit. EPA
  • Residents search for their belongings amid the debris of their collapsed huts after the cyclone hit in Chittagong. AFP
    Residents search for their belongings amid the debris of their collapsed huts after the cyclone hit in Chittagong. AFP
  • A woman wades through clogged tidal water after the cyclone Sitrang hits in Kalapara. AFP
    A woman wades through clogged tidal water after the cyclone Sitrang hits in Kalapara. AFP
  • A Bangladeshi woman and a child survey their damaged house after Sitrang lashed the Bay of Bengal coast in Char Fasson, Bhola district. AP Photo
    A Bangladeshi woman and a child survey their damaged house after Sitrang lashed the Bay of Bengal coast in Char Fasson, Bhola district. AP Photo
  • Bangladeshis walk through a flooded area after the passing of the cyclone in Dhaka. EPA
    Bangladeshis walk through a flooded area after the passing of the cyclone in Dhaka. EPA
  • People evacuated from low-lying regions such as remote islands and riverbanks were moved to thousands of multi-storey cyclone shelters. EPA
    People evacuated from low-lying regions such as remote islands and riverbanks were moved to thousands of multi-storey cyclone shelters. EPA
  • A Bangladeshi rickshaw puller rides through a flooded street in Dhaka. EPA
    A Bangladeshi rickshaw puller rides through a flooded street in Dhaka. EPA