Nearly 200 people have been killed by a cyclone that ripped through Bangladesh and eastern India, while millions remained marooned by floodwater or forced to live in shelters.

Cyclone Aila set off as many as 40 landslides across the Darjeeling hills today, killing at least 20.

The toll in the storm and rain triggered by the dissipating storm in north Bengal stood at 23, with three deaths reported each from Malda, Cooch Behar and South Dinajpur.

A 12-year-old girl, hit by a flying branch, was among the victims.

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The thunder storm which struck on late Sunday night claimed about a dozen lives in three separate incidents reported from Badaun, Mahamayanagar and Gautam Buddh Nagar.

A cyclone slammed into parts of Bangladesh and eastern India on Monday, triggering tidal surges and flooding that forced some half a million people from their homes and killed almost three dozen people.

Storm officials in coastal Bangladesh moved about 500,000 people to temporary shelters after they left their homes to escape huge tidal waves churned by winds up to 100 kph (60 mph).

The number of British beaches recommended for bathing has dropped by a record 16.5 percent because of poor weather last year, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said on Friday.

In its annual Good Beach Guide, the MCS said 370 beaches out of 777 tested were recommended for their excellent water quality, down from 444 in 2008.

Bangladesh said on Saturday a tropical storm was brewing in the Bay of Bengal and advised ports to hoist warning signals and asked all fishing boats and trawlers not to venture into deep seas.

The meteorological department said the storm packing winds up to 50 km (31 miles) per hour was 815 km (510 miles) southwest of the country's main Chittagong port at 0900 GMT on Saturday.

Four persons, including two women, died and more than six were injured in a hailstorm yesterday. All bodies have been sent for postmortem. While the injured have been admitted to a hospital. The storm was so strong that people on road tried to protect themselves by clinging to the wall. But the walls proved to be a killer as most of them died or got hurt because of it.

New delhi : The fierce winds on Sunday afternoon hit some areas of Central Delhi including Rashtrapati Bhawan, Teen Murti, Rajaji Marg, Talkatora, Shanker Road and Pusa Institute harder than the rest of the city. More than 100 trees were either broken or uprooted in these areas.

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by a typhoon in the northern Philippines has more than doubled to 36, with 12 people still missing, the government said on Sunday.