3690World Current AffairsMedium
The severe Cyclone Remal smashed into the low lying coast of ________ on May 26, 2024.
ABangladesh
BNew Zealand
CIndonesia
DIndia
Correct answer
A. Bangladesh
Explanation
Cyclone Remal has smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh as authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, officials said. The storm started crossing the coast in the southern district of Khepupara in Bangladesh at around 8pm (14:00 GMT), meteorologist Shamim Ahsan told a news briefing in Dhaka on Sunday May 26, 2024. At least 800,000 people evacuate their homes in low-lying coastal areas of Bangladesh as intense cyclone makes landfall.